Movsha Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Movsha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movsha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Movsha (24) may also be a first name.

Movsha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Movsha (Marathi: मोवाशा, Russian: Мовша) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movsha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Movsha is the 2,312,869th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Movsha occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Movsha are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Movsha is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 929,035. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kiev, where 59 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 10 percent reside and Transnistria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movsa915/
Movsas8327/
Mavsha834/
Movssa832/
Mofsha831/
Movsho831/
Movcha831/
Movchai771/
Mobshad771/
Movza7351/
Mofsa7335/
Mowsa732/
Movse731/
Movsy730/
Movshyts714/
Movses6729/
Mmofsa6725/
Mavshi6722/
Mawsha6714/
Mavshe674/
Mouwsa672/
Mofsad671/
Mofsoa671/
Mobssa671/
Mobseh671/
Moowsa671/
Mowssa671/
Mowsaa671/
Movces671/
Mabsha671/

Movsha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movsha in the Marathi language
मोवाशाmovasa-
Movsha in the Russian language
Мовшаmovsa-

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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 Movsha
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