Mowi Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Mowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 353 | 1:23,098 | 2,526 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
Mowi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 708,658th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. Mowi occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Mowi reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Mowi is also the 1,181,159th most common first name world-wide, borne by 68 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 23,098. In Papua New Guinea Mowi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 35 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 33 percent live and West Sepik, where 18 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Mowi is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowei | 89 | 321 | / |
| Mowie | 89 | 61 | / |
| Mowai | 89 | 30 | / |
| Mouwi | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mowoi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mowii | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hmowi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moiwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mgowi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mowiy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Moiwai | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mouwai | 80 | 20 | / |
| Mooswi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mojwid | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mohwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moewai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mouwei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muoswi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mowaid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mowith | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mawi | 75 | 8,683 | / |
| Mowe | 75 | 2,092 | / |
| Mobi | 75 | 1,955 | / |
| Muwi | 75 | 467 | / |
| Movi | 75 | 384 | / |
| Mewi | 75 | 179 | / |
| Mowy | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mowé | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mowè | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mowj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mohwish | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mowaish | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mhoowai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mouwaid | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mousswi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mouwgai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moshwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moibi | 67 | 1,745 | / |
| Mouvi | 67 | 1,366 | / |
| Maboi | 67 | 1,304 | / |
| Mawai | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Movio | 67 | 1,078 | / |
| Mhawi | 67 | 937 | / |
| Moobi | 67 | 552 | / |
| Moevi | 67 | 507 | / |
| Mawei | 67 | 269 | / |
| Movis | 67 | 244 | / |
| Maawi | 67 | 181 | / |
| Moiwa | 67 | 173 | / |
| Mahwi | 67 | 173 | / |
| Mobei | 67 | 169 | / |
| Mosvi | 67 | 150 | / |
| Mobai | 67 | 135 | / |
| Mawii | 67 | 130 | / |
| Moewe | 67 | 117 | / |
| Muwei | 67 | 111 | / |
| Mouwa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Mawie | 67 | 88 | / |
| Mowey | 67 | 81 | / |
| Mouwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Moowa | 67 | 72 | / |
| Möwis | 67 | 62 | / |
| Moweh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Moïbi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mavoi | 67 | 44 | / |
| Moway | 67 | 40 | / |
| Muwai | 67 | 39 | / |
| Movie | 67 | 38 | / |
| Moubi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mauwi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mowwe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mevoi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Movit | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mgovi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muwid | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mowed | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mewai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Moboi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mawui | 67 | 17 | / |
| Moybi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mmobi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mohwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mowhe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Movhi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Movid | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mhowe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Moiva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mowje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Moive | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mosui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mawhi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mguwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mewei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mewie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mehwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mooui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moiwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Movoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moibe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmawi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muovi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mawoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Movij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mujwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mowha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muobi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mobij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mobih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moovi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mewui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mobhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moviz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mewih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moivi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawgi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Movai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mobui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moëvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moïvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowoy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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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