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Where Does The Last Name Amoya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Amoya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﻮﻱ, Hindi: अमोया, Russian: Амоя) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amoya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 764,765^th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. Amoya is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Amoya live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amoya is also the 787,636^th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 138 people.

The surname Amoya is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria Amoya is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Delta, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Amoya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Amoya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Amoya earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning $19,380,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.