Movu Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Movu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2481:213,47417,909
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Movu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Movu (Russian: Мову) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Movu is the 870,423rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname Movu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Movu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 213,474. In Tanzania Movu is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Movu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movuh8950/
Movou8913/
Mgovu892/
Movau891/
Moveu891/
Mouvu891/
Mohvuh809/
Movouj807/
Movous803/
Moveus802/
Mouvou801/
Movuis801/
Mavu753,612/
Mobu75667/
Mowu75124/
Mevu7584/
Mouvaux7395/
Mouvhou739/
Mabou672,509/
Mobou67783/
Mavhu67593/
Mgavu67400/
Mobus67340/
Mosbu67230/
Mowuu67227/
Mavud67203/
Mavut67121/
Mavou6757/
Mobuh6754/
Mavus6753/
Mavuu6741/
Mouvault6741/
Mompu6741/
Mobut6740/
Moobu6740/
Mavuy6734/
Mobup6731/
Monpu6729/
Mawou6728/
Mobud6727/
Mobau6724/
Moibu6719/
Maveu6710/
Mouwu679/
Mavui676/
Moubu675/
Matvu674/
Mavau674/
Mowou673/
Mobhu673/
Mobeu673/
Mauvu673/
Mhowu672/
Mobui672/
Mhavu671/
Muivu671/
Moewu671/
Mevuh671/
Meveu671/
Mevau671/
Mowuh671/
Mavuz671/
Mavuh671/
Mmowu671/
Mobuu671/

Movu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movu in the Russian language
Мовуmovu-

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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
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  • 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 Movu
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