Movčan Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Movčan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movčan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Movcan (6) are calculated separately.

Movčan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Movčan is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Movcan. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Movčan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Movčan is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Movčan are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 762,350. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 86 percent reside and Košice Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Slovakia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 23 percent reside and Czechia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movcan946/
Mofčan837/
Movzan832/
Movčanová8013/
Movchan7719,748/
Movcean7726/
Movtšan7723/
Movtsan7710/
Movtchan7122/
Movzon673/
Movcon672/
Movtschan671/
Mowczan62301/
Mowchan62145/
Mavchan6220/
Mopchan6212/
Mobchan621/
Mowtschan5317/
Mafzan509/
Mafcon501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Movčan
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