Movahed Surname

68,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Movahed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movahed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6,9431:11,0591,472
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England261:2,143,00282,017
Sweden121:820,56361,223
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Movahed (809) may also be a first name.

Movahed Last Name Facts

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

Movahed (Hindi: मोवाहेद) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movahed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,627th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,006,984 people. The surname Movahed is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Movahed reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Movahed is also the 287,448th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 809 people.

The surname Movahed is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 6,943 people, or 1 in 11,059. In Iran Movahed is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Movahed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Movahed surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Movahed earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.92% more than the national average, earning $63,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning $39,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movahhed9358/
Movahedh931/
Movahead931/
Mowahed8625/
Movahid861/
Mouwahed804/
Mowahhed803/
Mobaed772/
Movaet772/
Mowaed771/
Mowahid7128/
Mahfeud712/
Mavahid712/
Muowaed711/
Mohfeed711/
Mohboed710/
Mahfoedz67207/
Mochwaed671/
Mouwahid671/
Mahaveed671/
Moubayyed6327/
Mogiuahid631/
Mawoed625/
Mowaet624/
Mawaed621/
Mafeud621/
Mawahid5743/
Mophaet572/
Machfoed5315/
Mahfouid534/
Machfoedz509/

Movahed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movahed in the Hindi language
मोवाहेदmovaheda-

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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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  • 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 Movahed
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