Movani Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Movani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Movani (13,206) may also be a first name.

Movani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Movani (Hindi: मोवनी, Marathi: मोवनी) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Movani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Movani occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Movani are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 50,722nd most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 13,206 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Movani Last Name Statistics demography

Movani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.52% less than the national average, earning R 129,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movaniy9295/
Moivani929/
Mohvani924/
Movagni921/
Movangi921/
Moyvani921/
Mothvani864/
Motvaani862/
Mavani8315,791/
Mouani83769/
Movane83104/
Mowani8387/
Movana8311/
Movoni831/
Movany830/
Mowanit7779/
Mavangi7762/
Mouwani7755/
Movhana7732/
Moobani7720/
Moswani7718/
Mavanid779/
Mahvani778/
Mavanih777/
Mavanii777/
Mavanis776/
Movhane775/
Mavanni774/
Mavanip774/
Mhavani774/
Movanje774/
Mavaniy773/
Mavanij773/
Mgovane772/
Moyvane771/
Mobaini771/
Mavanio771/
Mavaani771/
Movanna771/
Mohwani771/
Mmovane771/
Mgavanyi7139/
Movainay7129/
Mashvani7114/
Mahavani719/
Mavaniph714/
Moovanna711/
Moutvane711/
Movannes711/
Mouhbani711/
Mavhangi711/
Mhhovane711/
Moshuani711/
Machvani711/
Movanney710/
Mawani671,591/
Mavana671,168/
Mawoni6799/
Mowane6782/
Mobane6780/
Mowana6759/
Mavane6734/
Mavany6731/
Mavoni6717/
Masvanich677/
Mauani677/
Mahatvani672/
Movonh671/
Mowoni671/
Mavanh671/
Masvanish671/

Movani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movani in the Marathi language
मोवनीmovani-
Movani in the Hindi language
मोवनीmovani99.75
मोहनीmohani0.12
मोवानीmovani0.05
मोवणीmovani0.02
़मोवनीmovani0.01
रतनीratani0.01
मोवनिmovani0.01

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Movani
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