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

The surname Moverley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moverley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 541,435th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Moverley live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 399 people, or 1 in 139,644. In England Moverley is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 32 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Moverley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moverley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Moverley surname expanded 319 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moverley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moverley surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the 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
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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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