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 surname Movčan occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Movcan. For other possible spellings of Movčan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Movčan? popularity and diffusion

Movčan is the 4,206,983rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Movčan live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Movčan is most common in Slovakia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 762,350. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Prešov Region, where 86 percent are found and Košice Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia Movčan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 23 percent are found and Czechia, where 18 percent are found.

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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