Moyens Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Moyens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moyens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1931:59,5689,611
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States111:32,950,812797,015
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Moyens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moyens is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Moyens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moyens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,104,724th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Moyens live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Moyens is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 59,568. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 72 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 15 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Moyens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moyens has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Moyens surname grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeyens9235/
Moysens9224/
Moens919,766/
Moyns9142/
Myens914/
Mayens83151/
Mowens8314/
Moiens839/
Meyens832/
Mouens831/
Moyons831/
Moeyns831/
Muyens831/
Miyens831/
Moyans830/
Muyense7769/
Moyence779/
Mayense777/
Muytens772/
Moyenje771/
Moyon's771/
Moyenze771/
Moutens771/
Miyense771/
Maysens770/
Moensch770/
Means7322,032/
Meins732,460/
Meens731,213/
Moins73917/
Miens73590/
Meyns73580/
Mouns7345/
Muens7340/
Mayns7340/
Maens7330/
Moenz730/
Meuns730/
Muyttens711/
Mayans672,699/
Meijns67114/
Moinse67113/
Mounse6768/
Mijens678/
Mejens674/
Meunse672/
Meyans672/
Majons672/
Meansh672/
Meinss672/
Mayensche672/
Mayenx671/
Meeans671/
Mieans671/
Meyems671/
Meinst671/
Maiens671/
Moynch671/
Mayons671/
Mounss671/
Maenss671/
Majens671/
Meyins670/
Meyenx670/
Meenns670/
Meinsh670/
Meanse670/
Meihns670/
Meinns670/
Mehans670/
Muenss670/
Mayins670/

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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 Moyens
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