Move Surname

371,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Move Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Move Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Papua New Guinea2161:37,7494,551
Philippines2081:486,72257,858
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
India351:21,916,154310,282
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Möve (2) are calculated separately.

Move (232) may also be a first name.

Move Last Name Facts

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

Move (Hindi: मोवे, Marathi: मोवे, Russian: Мове) occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Möve. Click here to see other potential spellings of Move.

How Common Is The Last Name Move? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 371,590th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,544,043 people. Move occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Move live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 588,797th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 232 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Beside Togo this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and The Philippines, where 22 percent reside.

Move Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möve922/
Mover89556/
Moove89220/
Movea89108/
Moveh8981/
Moeve8972/
Movet8938/
Movie8938/
Movey8921/
Mouve8915/
Movhe8915/
Movee8914/
Moive8910/
Moved897/
Moves894/
Mosve894/
Mgove892/
Mohve891/
Moveu891/
Muove891/
Mouvet80519/
Mouveh80197/
Moover8020/
Moivee8016/
Mouves8013/
Moovie809/
Movett808/
Moveed806/
Moveis805/
Muovhe805/
Movesh803/
Mosves803/
Movhet802/
Mouvei802/
Mooves801/
Movetz801/
Mosvey801/
Muovey801/
Moevei801/
Mmoove801/
Moveaz801/
Movees801/
Mohveh801/
Mmouve801/
Moyves800/
Mosver800/
Moiver800/
Mobe753,339/
Mave752,279/
Mowe752,092/
Movi75384/
Meve75244/
Movy753/
Movj752/
Movehed733/
Mhoover731/
Mosveer731/
Motvedt731/
Mavie6744,081/
Maver672,447/
Maves671,462/
Mouvi671,366/
Mohbe671,177/
Movio671,078/
Mompe671,009/
Mauve67980/
Mobie67871/
Mobey67615/
Mosue67606/
Mobed67551/
Moevi67507/
Moube67374/
Mowei67321/
Mobee67302/
Mavet67296/
Movis67244/
Mobei67169/
Mosvi67150/
Mobea67121/
Moewe67117/
Movoa6787/
Mowey6781/
Mouwe6777/
Maeve6762/
Mowie6761/
Maved6757/
Meeve6756/
Movha6755/
Mober6753/
Mgave6748/
Moweh6746/
Monpe6743/
Mgobe6741/
Mavei6735/
Moobe6735/
Mavez6734/
Mowwe6732/
Maave6731/
Mobhe6730/
Mevea6727/
Mouvy6726/
Mavee6725/
Masve6725/
Movit6723/
Muive6723/
Mgovi6721/
Mowed6720/
Moova6719/
Mavey6718/
Matve6718/
Maoue6717/
Mohwe6716/
Mowhe6714/
Mavea6714/
Mhave6713/
Movhi6712/
Movid6712/
Mhobe6712/
Muobe6712/
Mevey6711/
Mhowe6711/
Moiva6711/
Möver6711/
Mowje6710/
Maveu6710/
Mouva6710/
Mobes679/
Mäver679/
Movay678/
Mosvy676/
Moiwe676/
Movoi676/
Movaa675/
Moibe675/
Mobez675/
Moyue675/
Mobeh675/
Muovi675/
Moyva674/
Movij674/
Mosbe674/
Mobet674/
Mheve674/
Movér674/
Movaj673/
Móver673/
Moovi673/
Mobeu673/
Moviz672/
Mavhe672/
Moivi672/
Maveh672/
Mavep672/
Movai672/
Mavej671/
Mevee671/
Mevhe671/
Mowee671/
Motveich671/
Motvi671/
Mohvi671/
Mojue671/
Mowea671/
Moëvi671/
Moïvi671/
Meveu671/
Mojvi671/
Muova671/
Mmeve671/
Mojwe671/
Mevie671/
Mmowe671/
Moïbe671/
Movys671/
Hmowe671/
Meuve670/

Move Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Move in the Hindi language
मोवेmove-
Move in the Marathi language
मोवेmove-
Move in the Russian language
Мовеmove-

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Footnotes

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