Mowy Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Mowy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Mowy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mowy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mowy occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mowy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mowy reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Mande Africa.
The surname Mowy is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 90 percent live and Northwest Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 48 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Mowy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mowy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mowy surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowey | 89 | 81 | / |
| Moway | 89 | 40 | / |
| Mowoy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mowiy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Moweye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moowey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mowahy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mooway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mosway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Moweey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mowe | 75 | 2,092 | / |
| Moby | 75 | 458 | / |
| Mowi | 75 | 414 | / |
| Mawy | 75 | 78 | / |
| Mowé | 75 | 5 | / |
| Movy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mowè | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mowj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mewy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moosway | 73 | 223 | / |
| Mawey | 67 | 893 | / |
| Mobey | 67 | 615 | / |
| Maway | 67 | 594 | / |
| Maboy | 67 | 372 | / |
| Mowei | 67 | 321 | / |
| Moiwa | 67 | 173 | / |
| Muway | 67 | 161 | / |
| Moewe | 67 | 117 | / |
| Mobay | 67 | 104 | / |
| Mouwa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Mouwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Moowa | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mowie | 67 | 61 | / |
| Moweh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Mowwe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mowai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mahwy | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mowuyowa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mouvy | 67 | 26 | / |
| Meway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Movey | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mowed | 67 | 20 | / |
| Moboy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Moybi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mohwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mowhe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mhowe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mooby | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mowje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mouwi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Movay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mevoy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mosvy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moiwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moyue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moyva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgawy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mowoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mowha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maawy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mowii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mawiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mewey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maewy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muswy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Movys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavoy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mowy
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