Mowdi Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Mowdi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 23 | 1:178,038 | 9,291 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mowdi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mowdi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mowdi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺩﻱ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowdi? popularity and diffusion
Mowdi is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mowdi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 178,038. In Mauritania Mowdi is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 70 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 26 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouwdi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mowdy | 80 | 1,007 | / |
| Mawdi | 80 | 169 | / |
| Mewdi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mobdi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mowda | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mofdi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Movdi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muwdi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mowde | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moufdi | 73 | 659 | / |
| Mowday | 73 | 369 | / |
| Moubdi | 73 | 138 | / |
| Mewdhi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mohbdi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mowddy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mawdie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmowdy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehwdi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Movdis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mawdei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouwdy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mawditt | 67 | 182 | / |
| Mawdiea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mojwede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmoufdi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowdess | 67 | 0 | / |
Mowdi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mowdi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺩﻱ | mwdy | 87.5 |
| ﻣﻮﺩﻯ | mwdy | 12.5 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mowdi
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