Amoya Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Amoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Amoya (138) may also be a first name.
Amoya Demographics
Average Amoya Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amoya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﻮﻱ, Hindi: अमोया, Russian: Амоя) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Amoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 764,765th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname Amoya is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Amoya live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 138 people.
Amoya is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria Amoya is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent live, Rivers, where 8 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria Amoya occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Amoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Amoya surname is chiefly 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amoya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﻮﻱ | mwy | - |
| Amoya in the Hindi language | ||
| अमोया | amoya | - |
| Amoya in the Russian language | ||
| Амоя | amoa | - |
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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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- 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 Amoya
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