Mows Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Mows Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Möws (327) are calculated separately.

Mows Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mows occurs most in The Isle of Man. It can be found in the variant forms: Möws. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mows? popularity and diffusion

Mows is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Mows occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Mows live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in The Isle of Man, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 12,260. In The Isle of Man Mows is most numerous in: Middle, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The Isle of Man this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Iceland, where 12 percent are found.

Mows Last Name Statistics demography

Mows earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möws92327/
Moews89508/
Mouws89237/
Mosws899/
Mowse896/
Mowss891/
Mowsch803/
Mouwsh801/
Mews753,687/
Mobs7594/
Movs7523/
Maws7520/
Mowx751/
Mofs750/
Mauws67130/
Meuws67104/
Moffs6747/
Movss6716/
Mohbs6714/
Mawst679/
Moevs677/
Movsh674/
Mawse673/
Meews673/
Mophs671/
Moivs671/
Mawsh671/
Mobsh671/
Mojwz671/
Muwse671/
Moefs671/
Mowce671/
Movse671/
Moobs670/
Moybs670/

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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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  • 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 Mows
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