Moweh Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Moweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 30 | 1:146,951 | 10,677 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Moweh (34) may also be a first name.
Moweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moweh is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moweh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Moweh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moweh are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 34 people.
The last name Moweh is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 146,951. In Liberia Moweh is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 60 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 23 percent live and Margibi County, where 13 percent live. Not including Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Moweh
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