Mownah Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Mownah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mownah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
England41:13,929,515290,718

Mownah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mownah is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mownah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Mownah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mownah live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The surname Mownah is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 29,396. In Mauritius it is most prevalent in: Flacq District, where 89 percent reside, Port Louis District, where 9 percent reside and Plaines Wilhems District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritius this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Isle of Man, where 13 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowna9127/
Mownna831/
Mobna734/
Mawna734/
Movna731/
Mawnai673,126/
Mabnah672/
Mawnga671/
Maawna671/
Mowney670/
Mawnnai621/
Mobinna621/
Mavnash621/
Mabna557/
Muvna551/
Mavna551/
Mubna551/
Mawnei5076/
Mawnou5061/
Mawney507/
Mabhna502/
Mabnna501/
Mavnna501/
Movney500/

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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 Mownah
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