Mowitz Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Mowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowitz is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowitz? popularity and diffusion

Mowitz is the 893,754th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. Mowitz is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Mowitz reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Mowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mowitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mowitz last name rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mowitz Last Name Statistics demography

Mowitz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.84% more than the national average, earning $56,456 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouwitz9218/
Mowiz912/
Mochwitz869/
Movitz83194/
Mowaiz832/
Mobitz832/
Mowicz831/
Mawitz830/
Mowitch7714/
Mouvitz779/
Mosvitz771/
Mawiz73137/
Mowez7346/
Moviz732/
Machwitz71100/
Moshvitz7131/
Moutvitz7126/
Mavitz673/
Mouviz671/
Mowets671/
Moviez671/
Movits671/
Mowids671/
Movetz671/

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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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  • 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 Mowitz
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