Mowon Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Mowon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia941:46,8994,222
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mowon (627) may also be a first name.

Mowon Last Name Facts

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

Mowon is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mowon.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Mowon is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mowon reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Mowon is also the 332,667th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 627 people.

This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 46,899. In Liberia Mowon is primarily concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 82 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 11 percent are found and Lofa County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowong91142/
Mouwon91102/
Moiwong831/
Mowan80267/
Mawon80152/
Mewon8058/
Mobon8025/
Movon803/
Mowun802/
Mowom801/
Mowongue771/
Mawone73165/
Mowane7382/
Mahwon7343/
Mehwon7325/
Maboon7320/
Maswon7320/
Muwone7317/
Meewon7313/
Mouwan7310/
Mgowan739/
Mowhan737/
Mouvon736/
Mewoun733/
Moubon733/
Moewan732/
Moowan732/
Moswan731/
Muowom731/
Moouan731/
Mowoum731/
Mawont731/
Mawond731/
Mawoin731/
Mowahn731/
Movonh731/
Motvon730/
Mouwane67291/
Mmowane6731/
Mahawon678/
Mawoune677/
Mauwong674/
Mawuone674/
Mosuhon673/
Mhawong673/
Moyboon672/
Moshwan672/
Mawoing672/
Mouwoum671/
Mavoong671/
Mouvone671/
Mowhane671/
Moowane671/
Mowattn671/
Maawoon671/
Mowahan671/
Moiboon671/
Mosuone671/
Mowwane671/
Muwoone671/
Mobounn671/
Mojboun671/

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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 Mowon
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