Mowrey Surname

131,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Mowrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3771:107,33211,756
Canada461:800,99162,809
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6941:72,3617,764

Mowrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowrey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,589th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,121,556 people. The last name Mowrey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Mowrey live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,377 people, or 1 in 107,332. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Mowrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mowrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mowrey surname expanded 487 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mowrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mowrey surname are 21.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mowrey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $40,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowry917,422/
Mowre9116/
Mawrey8347/
Mowray8319/
Mobrey8316/
Mowroe833/
Mowroy833/
Movrey831/
Moowre831/
Mowreu831/
Mowrie830/
Mowwry830/
Mowres830/
Moubrey7712/
Mowriya771/
Mowreer771/
Mgowrie770/
Mowri73825/
Movre7397/
Mobre7361/
Mobry7358/
Mawry7339/
Mawre733/
Muwry731/
Mowra731/
Movry730/
Mabrey673,803/
Mawrie671,808/
Mobray67138/
Moubry6774/
Movrei6712/
Mobreh676/
Mowrah675/
Mobrea673/
Mhobre672/
Mavrey672/
Mewreh671/
Mauwry671/
Mawrei671/
Mawree671/
Mawred671/
Mowraj671/
Mowras670/
Mubrey670/

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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
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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 Mowrey
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