Mowi Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

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

Mowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3531:23,0982,526
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mowi (68) may also be a first name.

Mowi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mowi is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mowi is the 708,658th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Mowi live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mowi is also the 1,181,159th most widely held first name in the world, held by 68 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 23,098. In Papua New Guinea Mowi is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 35 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 33 percent live and West Sepik, where 18 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Mowi is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowei89321/
Mowie8961/
Mowai8930/
Mouwi899/
Mowoi894/
Mowii893/
Hmowi891/
Moiwi891/
Mgowi891/
Mowiy890/
Moiwai8041/
Mouwai8020/
Mooswi8017/
Mojwid803/
Mohwai802/
Moewai802/
Mouwei802/
Muoswi801/
Mowaid801/
Mowith801/
Mawi758,683/
Mowe752,092/
Mobi751,955/
Muwi75467/
Movi75384/
Mewi75179/
Mowy7521/
Mowé755/
Mowè751/
Mowj751/
Mohwish7320/
Mowaish736/
Mhoowai735/
Mouwaid734/
Mousswi733/
Mouwgai731/
Moshwit731/
Moibi671,745/
Mouvi671,366/
Maboi671,304/
Mawai671,220/
Movio671,078/
Mhawi67937/
Moobi67552/
Moevi67507/
Mawei67269/
Movis67244/
Maawi67181/
Moiwa67173/
Mahwi67173/
Mobei67169/
Mosvi67150/
Mobai67135/
Mawii67130/
Moewe67117/
Muwei67111/
Mouwa6788/
Mawie6788/
Mowey6781/
Mouwe6777/
Moowa6772/
Möwis6762/
Moweh6746/
Moïbi6745/
Mavoi6744/
Moway6740/
Muwai6739/
Movie6738/
Moubi6737/
Mauwi6733/
Mowwe6732/
Mevoi6724/
Movit6723/
Mgovi6721/
Muwid6720/
Mowed6720/
Mewai6720/
Moboi6718/
Mawui6717/
Moybi6717/
Mmobi6716/
Mohwe6716/
Mowhe6714/
Movhi6712/
Movid6712/
Mhowe6711/
Moiva6711/
Mowje6710/
Moive6710/
Mosui6710/
Mawhi679/
Mguwi678/
Mewei678/
Mewie678/
Mehwi677/
Mooui676/
Moiwe676/
Movoi676/
Moibe675/
Hmawi675/
Muovi675/
Mawoi675/
Movij674/
Mujwi674/
Mowha674/
Muobi674/
Mobij673/
Mobih673/
Moovi673/
Mewui673/
Mobhi672/
Moviz672/
Mhobi672/
Mowaj672/
Mewih672/
Moivi672/
Mawiy672/
Mawgi672/
Muboi672/
Movai672/
Mowoa672/
Mobui672/
Moywa672/
Mowee671/
Motvi671/
Mohvi671/
Mowea671/
Moëvi671/
Moïvi671/
Mojvi671/
Mojwe671/
Meewi671/
Mojui671/
Mmowe671/
Muwih671/
Mawih671/
Hmowe671/
Mowoy670/

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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 Mowi
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