Movchanets Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Movchanets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movchanets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine741:615,17266,879
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Movchanets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Movchanets (Russian: Мовчанець) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Movchanets? popularity and diffusion

The last name Movchanets is the 2,091,648th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Movchanets reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 615,172. In Ukraine Movchanets is mostly found in: Rivne Oblast, where 47 percent are found, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 35 percent are found and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movhane825/
Movchani782/
Movchany781/
Mavhane7118/
Mowhane711/
Mavhanje672/
Mabhane594/
Mobjane591/
Mhabhane562/
Mawhaney560/
Mowzannea531/
Mawhanney530/

Movchanets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movchanets in the Russian language
Мовчанецьmovcanec-

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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 Movchanets
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