Mova Surname
Approximately 2,132 people bear this surname
Mova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 621 | 1:73,305 | 10,509 |
| Papua New Guinea | 370 | 1:22,037 | 2,376 |
| Russia | 300 | 1:480,410 | 44,701 |
| India | 290 | 1:2,645,053 | 82,860 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1:1,072,125 | 15,755 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Mova (1,013) may also be a first name.
Mova Demographics
Mova Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Mova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mova (Arabic: موفا, Georgian: მოვა, Hindi: मोवा, Marathi: मोवा, Russian: Мова) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mova? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 196,565th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,418,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Mova live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 37 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 252,483rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,013 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 621 people, or 1 in 73,305. In Ukraine Mova is most numerous in: Luhansk Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Sumy Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Kiev, where 5 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 14 percent reside.
Mova Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mova has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mova surname increased 1,183 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Mova last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.57% registered with the party.
The amount Mova earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 20.35% less than the national average, earning $18,082,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.1% less than the national average, earning $34,908 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mova in the Georgian language | ||
| მოვა | mova | - |
| Mova in the Hindi language | ||
| मोवा | mova | 98.81 |
| मोव | mova | 1.19 |
| Mova in the Marathi language | ||
| मोवा | mova | 53.57 |
| मोवा-या | mova-ya | 46.43 |
| Mova in the Russian language | ||
| Мова | mova | - |
| Mova in the Arabic language | ||
| موفا | mwfa | - |
| موفاء | mwfa | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mova
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis