Mowy Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mowy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mowy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Mowy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowy is found most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowy? popularity and diffusion

Mowy is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mowy reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Mande Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 90 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 48 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Mowy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mowy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mowy last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowey8981/
Moway8940/
Mowoy890/
Mowiy890/
Moweye803/
Moowey802/
Mowahy801/
Mooway801/
Mohway800/
Mosway800/
Moweey800/
Mowe752,092/
Moby75458/
Mowi75414/
Mawy7578/
Mowé755/
Movy753/
Mowè751/
Mowj751/
Muwy751/
Mewy751/
Moosway73223/
Mawey67893/
Mobey67615/
Maway67594/
Maboy67372/
Mowei67321/
Moiwa67173/
Muway67161/
Moewe67117/
Mobay67104/
Mouwa6788/
Mouwe6777/
Moowa6772/
Mowie6761/
Moweh6746/
Mowwe6732/
Mowai6730/
Mahwy6728/
Mowuyowa6727/
Mouvy6726/
Meway6721/
Movey6721/
Mowed6720/
Moboy6718/
Moybi6717/
Mohwe6716/
Mowhe6714/
Mhowe6711/
Mooby6710/
Mowje6710/
Mouwi679/
Movay678/
Mevoy677/
Mosvy676/
Moiwe676/
Moyue675/
Moyva674/
Mgawy674/
Mowoi674/
Mowha674/
Maawy673/
Mowii673/
Mouby673/
Mawiy672/
Mawoy672/
Mewey672/
Mowaj672/
Mowoa672/
Maewy672/
Moywa672/
Muboy671/
Muwey671/
Muwoy671/
Muswy671/
Mojwe671/
Mhawy671/
Mowee671/
Hmowi671/
Mgowi671/
Mmowe671/
Movys671/
Mawuy671/
Hmowe671/
Mowea671/
Moiwi671/
Mavoy670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mowy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis