Mowjee Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mowjee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India51:153,413,076951,030
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mowjee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowjee is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowjee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Mowjee reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Mowjee is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Mowjee Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mowjee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning R 221,904 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowjeeh9229/
Mowje9110/
Mawjee83157/
Moweye833/
Mowjer831/
Moweey830/
Mowie7361/
Mowji7345/
Mawje7312/
Mowse736/
Mowye731/
Mewje731/
Maweeh67422/
Maweye67391/
Mowzer67302/
Maweje67213/
Mavjee6755/
Moweyi6721/
Mowger677/
Moweya676/
Mowier672/
Moweoi672/
Mawehe671/
Mobije671/
Mawjie671/
Mowyij671/
Mowies671/
Moweoy671/
Moweii671/
Mabjee671/
Mawzee670/

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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 Mowjee
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