Move Surname
Approximately 966 people bear this surname
Move Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Papua New Guinea | 216 | 1:37,749 | 4,551 |
| Philippines | 208 | 1:486,722 | 57,858 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
The alternate forms: Möve (2) are calculated separately.
Move (232) may also be a first name.
Move Demographics
Move Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Move Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Move in the Hindi language | ||
| मोवे | move | - |
| Move in the Marathi language | ||
| मोवे | move | - |
| Move in the Russian language | ||
| Мове | move | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Move
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