Mowe Surname
Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname
Mowe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mow' (v. Maw); compare Mower and Mawer.
Oliver de la Mowe, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II.
Mowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| United States | 222 | 1:1,632,698 | 109,247 |
| Papua New Guinea | 163 | 1:50,023 | 6,268 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Tanzania | 41 | 1:1,291,259 | 46,697 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 77 | 1:316,563 | 20,927 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
The alternate forms: Möwe (76), Mowé (5) & Mowè (1) are calculated separately.
Mowe (184) may also be a first name.
Mowe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mow' (v. Maw); compare Mower and Mawer.
Oliver de la Mowe, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II.
Mowe Demographics
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Mowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mowe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻮ) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Möwe, Mowé or Mowè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 199,660th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,483,531 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 34 percent of Mowe reside; 27 percent reside in West Asia and 27 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Mowe is also the 671,014th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 184 people.
The surname Mowe is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 55,396. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Mowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mowe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mowe last name rose 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mowe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mowe last name are 15.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mowe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.29% more than the national average, earning R 511,620 per year; in United States they earn 2.74% less than the national average, earning $41,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $53,391 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mowe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mowe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 33.33 |
| ﻣﻮﺍ | mwa | 8.33 |
| ﺁﻣﻮ | amw | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﺍ | amwa | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻮ | almw | 8.33 |
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