Movas Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Movas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Movas (32) may also be a first name.

Movas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Movas (Hindi: मोवास, Marathi: मोवास, Russian: Мовас) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Movas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movas? popularity and diffusion

Movas is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Movas live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Movas is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Movas is most numerous in: Michigan, where 33 percent reside, New Jersey, where 33 percent reside and New York, where 33 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movais9119/
Movash915/
Movase913/
Moivas913/
Movast911/
Movats911/
Mouvas910/
Mova892,132/
Movashe831/
Moivase831/
Mavas80569/
Mgova80233/
Movad80173/
Movea80108/
Movoa8087/
Movha8055/
Mevas8046/
Movat8030/
Mosva8029/
Mowas8029/
Mobas8024/
Moova8019/
Mhova8015/
Mohva8014/
Moiva8011/
Mouva8010/
Movay808/
Motva807/
Movaa805/
Moyva804/
Movaj803/
Movah803/
Movai802/
Muova801/
Movau801/
Mhosva731,577/
Monpas73222/
Mobase73194/
Mavase73127/
Mhovha7373/
Mompas7360/
Mevash7337/
Mousva7326/
Moshva7321/
Mobhas7313/
Mowais737/
Mowase736/
Moveis735/
Mosvad735/
Mothva735/
Moivaa734/
Mobash734/
Mowash734/
Mobast733/
Movous733/
Mavais732/
Movatz732/
Moveus732/
Mouwas732/
Movatt732/
Mavash731/
Maavas731/
Mhovah731/
Motvad731/
Meevas731/
Mouvat731/
Moveaz731/
Mevais731/
Mohbas731/
Matvas731/
Muovha731/
Moowas731/
Mobais731/
Moveau730/
Mavass730/
Mowa679,216/
Mava673,804/
Moba672,626/
Mauvais671,979/
Mahvash67546/
Monpays67273/
Mouveau67167/
Movo67162/
Mobasht67156/
Mavashe67124/
Mouvaux6795/
Mowatse6725/
Mavhase6723/
Mavaise6721/
Mehvash677/
Mowaish676/
Mompash674/
Mahavas673/
Mavatse671/
Matvajs671/
Mavaish671/
Mowashe671/
Mosbash671/
Meuvais671/
Monpais671/
Mobashe671/
Mobhaus671/
Movahad671/
Mowaise671/
Moswase671/
Mosbats670/

Movas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movas in the Marathi language
मोवासmovasa-
Movas in the Hindi language
मोवासmovasa50
मोवसmovasa50
Movas in the Russian language
Мовасmovas-

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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 Movas
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