Moverley Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Moverley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moverley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:139,64413,590
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Wales271:114,6128,773
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655

Moverley Last Name Facts

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

Moverley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moverley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moverley is the 541,435th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,289,285 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Moverley are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 139,644. In England Moverley is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 32 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Moverley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moverley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Moverley last name expanded 319 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moverley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moverley are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moverley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $45,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.6% less than the national average, earning $39,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moverly936/
Moberley88349/
Maverley8881/
Moverlay883/
Moverlly880/
Moberly803,423/
Maverly807/
Mowerly800/
Movorly800/
Maberley75101/
Maberly67196/
Mäuerle6720/
Mobirly671/
Moberli671/
Maberles633/
Maavarly631/
Movarelli597/
Maverlous591/
Maberla531/
Mavirla531/
Mevorlah501/

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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
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  • 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 Moverley
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