Mowforth Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Mowforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2781:200,42517,512
Canada451:818,79163,991
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908

Mowforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mowforth is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mowforth is the 802,733rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Mowforth are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Mowforth is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 200,425. In England Mowforth is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 45 percent live, West Sussex, where 4 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 4 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Mowforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mowforth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mowforth surname rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowforth Last Name Statistics demography

Mowforth earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $53,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowfort930/
Mosforth8834/
Mouforth881/
Mawforth880/
Mofort863/
Mowfor861/
Moforte8053/
Maforth8013/
Moffort807/
Moufort804/
Motfort802/
Mofor775,171/
Maforthe753/
Mafforth751/
Masforth751/
Mafort711,001/
Moffor7189/
Mefort7151/
Mofarh7127/
Moford7115/
Mofart7115/
Moufor716/
Mofore715/
Maforh712/
Muofor711/
Méfort711/
Mufort710/
Mofford67680/
Maforte67623/
Moffart67445/
Maufort67247/
Mawford67117/
Mosford6797/
Maffort6790/
Moifore6721/
Mafortt6718/
Mouford6713/
Muodfor672/
Moufour672/
Mohfour671/
Moifoir671/
Moffert671/
Moyford671/
Mofoure671/
Meffort670/

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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 Mowforth
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