Mowe Surname

199,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Papua New Guinea1631:50,0236,268
England1531:364,17025,923
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Tanzania411:1,291,25946,697
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway161:321,39331,311
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möwe9276/
Mowé925/
Mowè921/
Mowei89321/
Moewe89117/
Mowey8981/
Mouwe8977/
Mowie8961/
Moweh8946/
Mowwe8932/
Mowed8920/
Mohwe8916/
Mowhe8914/
Mhowe8911/
Mowje8910/
Moiwe896/
Mowee891/
Mowea891/
Mojwe891/
Mmowe891/
Hmowe891/
Moe86405,792/
Mow8613,298/
Mouwes8057/
Moweye803/
Mohuwe803/
Moweoi802/
Moowey802/
Mouwei802/
Moweoy801/
Mowest801/
Mowhet801/
Mouswe801/
Mowoue801/
Mohweh801/
Mhowes801/
Mowets801/
Moswue801/
Mohwee801/
Mojweu801/
Moweth800/
Moywer800/
Moweey800/
Mowher800/
Moye7517,278/
Mawe754,262/
Mobe753,339/
Moje753,187/
Mouw752,234/
Moey751,875/
Moue751,292/
Move75966/
Moei75659/
Mewe75420/
Mowi75414/
Muwe75283/
Moie75249/
Moee7572/
Mmoe7551/
Mhoe7527/
Mowy7521/
Moej7517/
Moow758/
Mgoe757/
Mhow756/
Mohw751/
Moyw751/
Mowj751/
Mowehai7316/
Mouswes734/
Moshwue733/
Mohhweh731/
Mooweez731/
Maweu678,292/
Moyes675,847/
Mohye671,720/
Moyet671,102/
Mayoe67970/
Mawey67893/
Mogge67749/
Mgoye67628/
Mobey67615/
Mosue67606/
Moues67571/
Mover67556/
Moevi67507/
Moube67374/
Möwes67361/
Moied67328/
Mobee67302/
Mauwe67276/
Mawei67269/
Moove67220/
Mouje67215/
Moiwa67173/
Mobei67169/
Mouet67166/
Mahwe67159/
Mmuwe67148/
Moyed67140/
Mogie67135/
Mawea67123/
Mobea67121/
Muwei67111/
Movea67108/
Moeai67105/
Moeij6795/
Mouwa6788/
Mawie6788/
Moyye6787/
Moiye6784/
Mojee6784/
Moyei6784/
Moveh6781/
Moies6777/
Maweh6774/
Moeve6772/
Moowa6772/
Moyeh6771/
Muweh6765/
Mouye6762/
Moije6759/
Mojeh6756/
Moyez6743/
Moway6740/
Movet6738/
Movie6738/
Mawee6737/
Moobe6735/
Mojej6734/
Mooye6734/
Moiez6731/
Mobhe6730/
Mowai6730/
Meyoe6729/
Mouez6728/
Moyee6726/
Mmoye6726/
Movey6721/
Moued6721/
Maoue6717/
Mojhe6716/
Maawe6716/
Mouve6715/
Mewue6715/
Movhe6715/
Movee6714/
Mohje6713/
Moyie6713/
Mewea6713/
Mawje6712/
Mhobe6712/
Mooyweer6712/
Muobe6712/
Moyoe6711/
Mooie6711/
Maioe6711/
Mawej6710/
Moive6710/
Mhewe679/
Mouwi679/
Moyje678/
Mewei678/
Mewie678/
Mgoje677/
Moeej677/
Muhwe677/
Moiet677/
Moved677/
Miyoe677/
Mojie677/
Meweh676/
Mojge675/
Mojje675/
Moibe675/
Muoje675/
Moyue675/
Hmawe674/
Moejh674/
Moves674/
Mooje674/
Mowoi674/
Muwej674/
Moe'e674/
Mhawe674/
Mosve674/
Moyae674/
Mowha674/
Mhoye674/
Mouie673/
Moiej673/
Moeaj673/
Mowii673/
Moihe673/
Mehwe673/
Mojei672/
Mouey672/
Mowaj672/
Mgove672/
Mewey672/
Moiei672/
Mouee672/
Mawue672/
Mowoa672/
Muoye672/
Moywa672/
Moeyo672/
Mewee671/
Moy'e671/
Moyey671/
Moyhe671/
Muwee671/
Mohve671/
Moeei671/
Moeia671/
Hmowi671/
Mojue671/
Myjoe671/
Moveu671/
Mawhe671/
Maewe671/
Moueh671/
Mouei671/
Mouée671/
Moyep671/
Moïye671/
Meuwe671/
Mijoe671/
Mgoue671/
Moiwi671/
Mmawe671/
Muwey671/
Mouwd671/
Mgowi671/
Muove671/
Mmoue671/
Moowd671/
Moiie671/
Moïbe671/
Moyej671/
Mejoe671/
Mooee670/
Mowiy670/
Mowoy670/
Hmmhower670/

Mowe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mowe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﻮamw33.33
ﺍﻣﻮamw33.33
ﻣﻮﺍmwa8.33
ﺁﻣﻮamw8.33
ﺍﻣﻮﺍamwa8.33
ﺍﻟﻤﻮalmw8.33

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