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 last name Movas (Hindi: मोवास, Marathi: मोवास, Russian: Мовас) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Movas.

How Common Is The Last Name Movas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly 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 frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 33 percent are found, New Jersey, where 33 percent are found and New York, where 33 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 11 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Movas
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