Movia Surname

334,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Movia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Austria291:293,63633,260
France181:3,690,151224,666
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Movía (1) are calculated separately.

Movia (179) may also be a first name.

Movia Last Name Facts

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

Movia is borne by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Movía. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Movia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 334,403rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,601,038 people. The last name Movia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Movia are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Movia is also the 681,368th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 179 people.

The last name Movia is most frequently used in Togo, where it is carried by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Aside from Togo this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.

Movia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Movia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movía931/
Moviat9150/
Mouvia914/
Movias913/
Moivia911/
Moviay911/
Movihga834/
Mothvia831/
Moosvia831/
Mouvias830/
Mavia801,251/
Movio801,078/
Mobia80525/
Mevia80152/
Movea80108/
Movya8028/
Mowia8012/
Movja806/
Moiviasz771/
Moibia7386/
Mavija7357/
Maavia7334/
Mavias7327/
Matvia7321/
Mobiha7320/
Moubia7318/
Maviah7314/
Mauvia7314/
Mavhia7311/
Movios739/
Mobias737/
Masvia737/
Mahvia734/
Maviea732/
Maviaa732/
Mobiah732/
Muovya732/
Mevija731/
Maviay731/
Mohwia731/
Muivia731/
Mouwia731/
Mobija731/
Mobiap731/
Mompia731/
Mgavia731/
Moiwya731/
Matvija6745/
Matvias6713/
Mahavia6712/
Moonpia675/
Mauvias673/
Mawoiya672/
Mabojia671/
Mobiayi671/
Mavijay671/
Mavihat671/
Mavuiya671/
Mossuia671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Movia
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