Moave Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Moave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 360 | 1:492,063 | 24,644 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Moave (159) may also be a first name.
Moave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moave occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moave? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 738,530th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Moave reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Moave is also the 727,628th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 159 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 492,063. In Nigeria Moave is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 90 percent are found, Taraba, where 7 percent are found and Ondo, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave | 91 | 14 | / |
| Moaver | 91 | 11 | / |
| Moavey | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mooave | 91 | 4 | / |
| Moaves | 91 | 4 | / |
| Moavei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Moaveh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Moavehd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mmouave | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mohaved | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moavejh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mohavey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Moabe | 80 | 230 | / |
| Moava | 80 | 29 | / |
| Moavi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Maove | 80 | 10 | / |
| Moawe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mohabe | 73 | 1,398 | / |
| Mahove | 73 | 1,306 | / |
| Moampe | 73 | 95 | / |
| Moabea | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mohavi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mouabe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Moabed | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mauave | 73 | 7 | / |
| Moaber | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mohove | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mo'ava | 73 | 4 | / |
| Moabie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mohawe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mouavi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moawue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moavha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moasue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moabet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moaweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moabes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Motehaver | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mahouve | 67 | 365 | / |
| Mohawes | 67 | 358 | / |
| Mohabbe | 67 | 114 | / |
| Moabeed | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mohabey | 67 | 68 | / |
| Moampea | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mohavoi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mohavay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mohavui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mouawie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moyiawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maeavie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahoive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moajavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moavaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohajvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moaivay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouabep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouabet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maehave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouabed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moohawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohawer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moaawed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouasvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moayebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moaibed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohawej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohabeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moahoue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Moave
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