Movia Surname
Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname
Movia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Argentina | 78 | 1:547,992 | 39,725 |
| Italy | 44 | 1:1,389,925 | 78,899 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| Austria | 29 | 1:293,636 | 33,260 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movía | 93 | 1 | / |
| Moviat | 91 | 50 | / |
| Mouvia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Movias | 91 | 3 | / |
| Moivia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Moviay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Movihga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mothvia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moosvia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mouvias | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mavia | 80 | 1,251 | / |
| Movio | 80 | 1,078 | / |
| Mobia | 80 | 525 | / |
| Mevia | 80 | 152 | / |
| Movea | 80 | 108 | / |
| Movya | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mowia | 80 | 12 | / |
| Movja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Moiviasz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moibia | 73 | 86 | / |
| Mavija | 73 | 57 | / |
| Maavia | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mavias | 73 | 27 | / |
| Matvia | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mobiha | 73 | 20 | / |
| Moubia | 73 | 18 | / |
| Maviah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mauvia | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mavhia | 73 | 11 | / |
| Movios | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mobias | 73 | 7 | / |
| Masvia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mahvia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maviea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maviaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mobiah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muovya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mevija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maviay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mohwia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muivia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouwia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mobija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mobiap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mompia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mgavia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moiwya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Matvija | 67 | 45 | / |
| Matvias | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mahavia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Moonpia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mauvias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mawoiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mabojia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mobiayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavijay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavihat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mossuia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Movia
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