Movitz Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Movitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Movitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Movitz is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Movitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Movitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Movitz live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent are found, Missouri, where 18 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Movitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Movitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Movitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Movitz surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Movitz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouvitz929/
Mosvitz921/
Moviz912/
Moshvitz8631/
Moutvitz8626/
Mowitz83300/
Mavitz833/
Mobitz832/
Movetz831/
Mevitz831/
Movits831/
Moviez831/
Mouviz831/
Movitch7721/
Mouwitz7718/
Movic7349/
Meviz738/
Maviz734/
Mowiz732/
Mochwitz719/
Mewitz6785/
Movich6765/
Mavetz6758/
Möbitz6725/
Mavaiz676/
Mahviz672/
Mowaiz672/
Möwitz672/
Mohvić672/
Moveaz671/
Mowicz671/
Mawitz670/

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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 Movitz
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