Mowes Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mowes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia871:27,6944,331
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Möwes (361) are calculated separately.

Mowes (11) may also be a first name.

Mowes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mowes Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mowes is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Möwes. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mowes is the 1,612,213th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Mowes are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mowes is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

It is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 27,694. In Namibia Mowes is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 57 percent reside, Hardap Region, where 32 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Namibia Mowes is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Mowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mowes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mowes surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mowes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning R 107,904 per year and in United States they earn 95.98% more than the national average, earning $84,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möwes93361/
Moewes91226/
Mouwes9157/
Mowese912/
Mowest911/
Mowies911/
Mhowes911/
Mowets911/
Moes896,918/
Moweshe8312/
Mouswes834/
Mouwies831/
Mewes808,083/
Moyes805,847/
Moues80571/
Mojes80477/
Moeys80179/
Moess80104/
Moies8077/
Mowez8046/
Mawes8019/
Muwes8016/
Mobes809/
Moesh806/
Mowis806/
Moves804/
Mowetshe771/
Moesch731,183/
Meewes73214/
Mawese73159/
Mojesh73111/
Moeves7383/
Mewies7382/
Meuwes7379/
Muwese7361/
Moyies7349/
Mogges7349/
Mobesh7328/
Moejes7326/
Moewis7323/
Moeyes7320/
Mouves7313/
Mowais737/
Muweis736/
Moyees735/
Moveis735/
Mhawes735/
Moeues734/
Mouies734/
Movesh733/
Moyesh733/
Mosves733/
Moeijs733/
Moiese733/
Moyess733/
Mawesh733/
Movies732/
Moihes732/
Mouese732/
Moujes732/
Moveus732/
Maewes732/
Mayoes731/
Mooves731/
Mowise731/
Moiesh731/
Mojess731/
Mojest731/
Mojees731/
Mauwes731/
Mouesh731/
Movees731/
Mawess731/
Maoues731/
Mewess731/
Moyves730/
Moshwetse712/
Maes6750,748/
Mees6711,241/
Meus679,215/
Meis676,297/
Mies675,748/
Mous675,339/
Moez673,505/
Mois673,477/
Mues673,102/
Meas672,892/
Meys672,318/
Moys67558/
Meuwese67405/
Mões6793/
Mojs6788/
Myes6745/
Mhawesh6731/
Maweshe6722/
Mohwish6720/
Moeß6717/
Mejs6717/
Mouesse6713/
Mãos679/
Mahwesh676/
Mowaish676/
Mehwesh674/
Mães674/
Moîs672/
Mawesse672/
Mawhese671/
Muswese671/
Moieesh671/
Moiesse671/
Moibesh671/
Muhwesh671/
Mowaise671/
Mooweez671/

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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 Mowes
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