Movius Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Movius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Mövius (18) are calculated separately.

Movius (26) may also be a first name.

Movius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Movius is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Mövius. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movius? popularity and diffusion

The last name Movius is the 950,707th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Movius occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Movius reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Movius is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 1,467,445. In The United States Movius is most common in: California, where 41 percent are found, Washington, where 10 percent are found and Idaho, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Movius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Movius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Movius last name grew 2,245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Movius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Movius last name are 25.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.6% registered with the political party.

Movius earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,668 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mövius9418/
Moevius929/
Moviu911/
Mevius83624/
Mobius83222/
Mowius8324/
Mavius8324/
Moviux831/
Moviua831/
Mévius831/
Moewius7754/
Mowiusz771/
Mobiu7350/
Maviu733/
Mewius67241/
Möwius67112/
Mabius6784/
Mevyus677/
Mäwius676/
Mavéus674/
Maviou673/
Matviu672/
Moibiu671/
Mohbiu671/
Mobiusova671/
Moboiu671/

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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 Movius
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