Movena Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Movena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Movena (32) may also be a first name.

Movena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Movena (Arabic: موفنا, Hindi: मोवेना) is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Movena.

How Common Is The Last Name Movena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Movena is mostly found in Africa, where 25 percent of Movena reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Migori County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouvena921/
Movenay920/
Movina83209/
Mobena83100/
Movyna8338/
Mavena8330/
Mowena8322/
Moveno8319/
Moveni8315/
Movana8311/
Mevena832/
Mavenga77494/
Mobenga77320/
Mowiena77184/
Mobeena7779/
Mobeana7734/
Movhana7732/
Mobiena7719/
Movinah7713/
Movheni7710/
Mosvina779/
Masvena773/
Moobena773/
Mgoveni771/
Maveena771/
Movanna771/
Maouena771/
Moubena771/
Movegne771/
Movinas771/
Mevenau771/
Mavhena771/
Mgobena771/
Mosvyna771/
Mavhenga7135/
Movainay7129/
Mahouena719/
Moosveni714/
Mobeenaa713/
Mehveena713/
Mobheena712/
Moveinho712/
Moobeena711/
Matveyna711/
Matveena711/
Matveina711/
Moubenga711/
Moiswena711/
Moubegna711/
Moovanna711/
Mabena6746,727/
Mavana671,168/
Mevana67930/
Mawona67808/
Mobina67653/
Mawena67525/
Moweni67448/
Mavina67172/
Mobeno67140/
Movine6792/
Mevina6781/
Mowana6759/
Mowene6749/
Mavona6746/
Moivoigna6743/
Maveni6740/
Moweno6735/
Mobene6716/
Mewana679/
Movino678/
Mowina678/
Mewona677/
Mavene677/
Movini676/
Mewena674/
Movono674/
Mewina672/
Massouena671/
Moweny671/

Movena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movena in the Hindi language
मोवेनाmovena-
Movena in the Arabic language
موفناmwfna-

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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 Movena
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