Movchan Surname

27,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Movchan Surname User-submission:

The Movchan surname means 'silent' in Ukrainian.

Movchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine14,8541:3,065261
Russia4,0191:35,8604,869
Belarus4061:23,4023,981
Kazakhstan1181:149,85215,002
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Transnistria461:10,3202,064
Israel451:190,17018,708
Kyrgyzstan341:175,66618,099
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England71:7,959,723202,100
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Movchan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Movchan surname means 'silent' in Ukrainian.

- deleted-173293

Movchan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Movchan (Georgian: მოვჩან, Russian: Мовчан) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movchan? popularity and diffusion

Movchan is the 27,214th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 369,027 people. The surname Movchan is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Movchan are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 14,854 people, or 1 in 3,065. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 10 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Kiev, where 8 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Movchan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Movchan last name is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Movchan surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

Movchan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movtchan9322/
Movhan9214/
Movcan926/
Movtschan881/
Mowchan86145/
Movcean8626/
Mavchan8620/
Mopchan8612/
Movhane865/
Mobchan861/
Movchanova82153/
Mowschan801/
Movčan7722/
Mowhan777/
Mavhan774/
Mobhan774/
Movzan772/
Movcon772/
Mowtschan7517/
Mowczan71301/
Mopchon71158/
Mafchan7172/
Movtšan7123/
Mapchan7120/
Mavhane7118/
Movshon7111/
Movtsan7110/
Mavshan716/
Mobchon712/
Mavkhan711/
Mowhane711/
Mophsan711/
Mafchand671/
Mobhaain671/
Mapchhan671/

Movchan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movchan in the Georgian language
მოვჩანmovchan-
Movchan in the Russian language
Мовчанmovcan-

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