Movak Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ireland

Movak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Movak (12) may also be a first name.

Movak Last Name Facts

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

Movak is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Movak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Movak live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The surname Movak is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,503,242. In Ukraine Movak is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine Movak is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Taiwan, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moivak911/
Movakh911/
Movake911/
Movaksh831/
Mowak8052/
Mavak8023/
Mevak8017/
Mowake73164/
Mobakk7373/
Mavake7320/
Movagh7310/
Mavask734/
Mevack734/
Mevakh733/
Mowack732/
Mouvaux6795/
Mevaykh677/
Matveak673/
Mavakhe671/
Moibauk671/
Moiback671/
Mohvacs671/
Meuvauk671/
Masvake671/

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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 Movak
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