Movu Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Movu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 248 | 1:213,474 | 17,909 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Movu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Movu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Movu (Russian: Мову) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Movu.
How Common Is The Last Name Movu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Movu is the 870,423rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. This surname is mostly 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 Movu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 213,474. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movuh | 89 | 50 | / |
| Movou | 89 | 13 | / |
| Mgovu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Movau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moveu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mouvu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mohvuh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Movouj | 80 | 7 | / |
| Movous | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moveus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mouvou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Movuis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mavu | 75 | 3,612 | / |
| Mobu | 75 | 667 | / |
| Mowu | 75 | 124 | / |
| Mevu | 75 | 84 | / |
| Mouvaux | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mouvhou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mabou | 67 | 2,509 | / |
| Mobou | 67 | 783 | / |
| Mavhu | 67 | 593 | / |
| Mgavu | 67 | 400 | / |
| Mobus | 67 | 340 | / |
| Mosbu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Mowuu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Mavud | 67 | 203 | / |
| Mavut | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mavou | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mobuh | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mavus | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mavuu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mouvault | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mompu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mobut | 67 | 40 | / |
| Moobu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mavuy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mobup | 67 | 31 | / |
| Monpu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mawou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mobud | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mobau | 67 | 24 | / |
| Moibu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maveu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mouwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mavui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moubu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mavau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mowou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mobhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mobeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mauvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mhowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mobui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mevuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mevau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mobuu | 67 | 1 | / |
Movu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Movu in the Russian language | ||
| Мову | movu | - |
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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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- 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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