Moves Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Moves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Moves (32) may also be a first name.
Moves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moves (Hindi: मोवेस) is found most in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moves? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 25 percent of Moves reside; 25 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread forename internationally, borne by 32 people.
The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Moves is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 100 percent are found. Barring Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moves in the Hindi language | ||
| मोवेस | movesa | - |
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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 Moves
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