Movya Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Movya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India271:28,409,829361,298
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Movya (59) may also be a first name.

Movya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Movya (Hindi: मोव्या, Russian: Мовя) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Movya is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Movya live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Movya is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 59 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 59 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 22 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muovya912/
Movia801,104/
Mowya80361/
Movea80108/
Mobya8061/
Mavya8013/
Movja806/
Movía801/
Moviat7350/
Matvya7337/
Moweya736/
Mouvia734/
Mmobya733/
Movias733/
Mavyaa731/
Moiwya731/
Mobyad731/
Moivia731/
Moviay731/
Mavayya6736/
Movihga674/
Maboyya673/
Mawoiya672/
Mobayya672/
Maoueya672/
Mothvia671/
Mavyayi671/
Mavuiya671/
Moosvia671/
Mouvias670/

Movya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Movya in the Hindi language
मोव्याmovya-
Movya in the Russian language
Мовяmova-

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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 Movya
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