Mowo Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5131:103,20010,096
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mowo (67) may also be a first name.

Mowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowo is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mowo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mowo is the 460,168th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mowo reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mowo is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name Mowo is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 103,200. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 47 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent are found and Singida Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moiwo89470/
Mowoh8941/
Mouwo8921/
Mowod8914/
Moowo897/
Mgowo895/
Mowoi894/
Mowou893/
Mowoa892/
Mohwo891/
Mowoo891/
Mowuo891/
Mowoy890/
Mowhou8056/
Mohwoh8013/
Moiwoh806/
Mouwou801/
Moshwo801/
Mowouh801/
Mouw'o801/
Mowa759,216/
Mewo754,640/
Mawo752,365/
Mobo751,551/
Muwo75302/
Movo75162/
Moowood731/
Mgouwou731/
Mawoa67909/
Mawoh67849/
Mobou67783/
Mewoh67546/
Mhowa67523/
Mmowa67350/
Mhobo67243/
Moiwa67173/
Mowah67156/
Mooba6796/
Mawoo6791/
Mouwa6788/
Movoa6787/
Mobuo6786/
Moowa6772/
Muuwo6767/
Maboo6755/
Movoh6748/
Muswo6742/
Mgawo6737/
Mohuo6734/
Mawou6728/
Mewoo6724/
Muwoh6722/
Mouvo6722/
Moova6719/
Moyuo6719/
Moboy6718/
Moboi6718/
Mahwo6717/
Mawos6716/
Muwod6713/
Moivo6713/
Movou6713/
Mohwa6710/
Moubo6710/
Mosuo679/
Mevoo679/
Mobho679/
Meuwo677/
Moobo677/
Muobo676/
Maawo676/
Movoi676/
Moibo676/
Muiwo675/
Mawoi675/
Moboo675/
Maewo675/
Meewo674/
Mavoo674/
Mowha674/
Mosswood673/
Mauwo673/
Mehwo673/
Movot672/
Moywa672/
Mawoy672/
Muhwo671/
Mawwo671/
Moeuo671/
Mawoz671/
Muwoy671/
Muwot671/
Muovo671/
Movuo671/
Movgo670/

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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 Mowo
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