Mou is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mou
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mou

How popular is Mou?

Mou is common in China.

Mou is ranked 1750 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mous grew by 54.71264 per cent to 673 since 2000 and ranked 33810 after elevating 12343 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
83.36 89.43
White 9.36 7.36
Black 3.27 0
Others 2.53 2.07
Hispanic or Latino 1.49 0
Mou is quite popular family name mostly used in China while French Polynesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 310202 people have been found who wears Mou as their family name. Mou is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,049 Costa Rica10
8,582 Japan6
122,390 Belarus4
2,444 Sudan3
15,956 Venezuela3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
16,136 Kenya3
46,068 Philippines3
67,494 South Africa3
32,695 Nigeria3
8,926 Cameroon3
4,164 Vietnam2
147,165 Czech Republic2
8,995 Uganda2
41,879 Turkey2
40,256 Mexico2
54,641 Sweden2
1,351 Lesotho2
50,640 Switzerland2
26,532 Chile2
34,681 Norway2
6,212 Jamaica1
31,207 Ireland1
12,741 Ecuador1
8,859 Iraq1
13,606 Senegal1
14,373 Jordan1
2,309 Monaco1
2,333 Montenegro1
11,510 Oman1
21,562 Portugal1
2,613 The Bahamas1
18,969 Wales1
24,460 Armenia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
7,895 South Korea1
36,814 Romania1
24,176 Qatar1
24,771 Colombia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
49,393 Netherlands35
16,226 New Zealand33
65,136 Spain25
3,873 Thailand24
52,530 Belgium22
153,005 Ukraine22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,832 United Arab Emirates69
159,687 Russia62
1,892 Cyprus52
Countries with hundreds of Mou:
372 Hong Kong961
1,765 Greece860
34,273 United States842
12,467 France747
16,382 Indonesia723
7 French Polynesia554
22,254 Germany471
4,000 Tunisia396
217 Macau349
6,650 Malaysia304
11,767 Saudi Arabia269
44,967 Brazil238
1,693 Panama212
40,848 Italy202
1,736 Mauritania194
25,613 England188
19,755 Canada181
3,282 Lebanon167
18,714 Australia137
2,817 Singapore124
12,632 Peru114
5,263 Denmark113
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Mou:
1,271 Algeria4,820
130 Papua New Guinea4,234
213 Taiwan4,230
1,727 Syria2,058
4,129 Egypt1,736
3,416 Morocco1,477
27,130 India1,396
1,132 Cambodia1,368
7,164 Iran1,331
Countries with ten thousands of Mou:
456 Bangladesh39,876
Countries with hundred thousands of Mou:
248 China238,751
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Mou Namesakes

    Erica Mou, Italian singer and songwriter
  • Mohamed Mounir, Singer
  • Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, Hassan II of Morocco's brother
  • Abdelfattah Mourou, Tunisian Politician
  • Abdelghani Mouaoui, Soccer player
  • Abdelkabir Mourabit, Actor
  • Abdelkader Moutaa, Actor
  • Abdellah Moundy, Actor
  • Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, Hassan II of Morocco's brother
  • Abdessattar Ben Moussa, Lawyer
  • Abdou Moumouni, Soccer player
  • In 2015, Nawsheen Nahreen Mou portrayed the role of N in drama flick Prarthona.

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