Mowse Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mowse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mowse Last Name Facts

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

Mowse occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mowse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mowse is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Mowse occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Mowse are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 67 percent are found and Lancashire, where 33 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Mowse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mowse has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowser9165/
Mows8917/
Mowszet8325/
Mowsiej8312/
Mewse80378/
Mouws80237/
Mowje8010/
Mosws809/
Mawse803/
Mowsa802/
Mowsi801/
Movse801/
Mowce801/
Mobse801/
Muwse801/
Mowsy801/
Mowss801/
Mowschie771/
Mowzer73302/
Mowjee7354/
Movses7329/
Mofsie738/
Mowger737/
Mowsch733/
Mawshe732/
Mouwsa732/
Mowssa731/
Mofser731/
Mobsey731/
Mobseh731/
Moowsa731/
Mowsaa731/
Mowjer731/
Mouwsi731/
Mouwsh731/
Mmofse731/
Meuwse730/
Mawser730/
Mawsey730/
Mowcer730/
Mobs6794/
Mowjeeh6729/
Movs6723/
Maws6720/
Moffses679/
Mowx671/
Mowcett670/
Mofs670/

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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 Mowse
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