Amoya Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Congo51:997,81917,129
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Amoya (138) may also be a first name.

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) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 764,765th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname Amoya occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Amoya are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amoya is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 138 people.

The last name Amoya is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent reside, Rivers, where 8 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Amoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamoya91478/
Amouya91171/
Ammoya9152/
Amoyah9150/
Amioya9128/
Amoaya9119/
Asmoya916/
Amoyas916/
Amoyat912/
Gamoya912/
Amgoya911/
Amoa897,025/
Amoy892,924/
Hamooya832,224/
Hamouya83305/
Haamoya8371/
Ammouya8312/
Hammoya832/
Amaya80316,858/
Amiya802,468/
Omoya802,414/
Amoyo802,250/
Hamoy802,083/
Hamoa801,288/
Amoye80945/
Amoia80817/
Amuya80755/
Ameya80682/
Amoyi80422/
Amouy80148/
Gamoy80103/
Amoja8071/
Aimoa8032/
Emoya8019/
Amooa807/
Aymoy806/
Aimoy804/
Amyia803/
Ammoy803/
Amoiy803/
Ahmoy802/
Aumoa802/
Amohy802/
Amuoa802/
Amyya801/
Amooy801/
Amoys801/
Ahmoa801/
Amgoy801/
Amioa801/
Amoey801/
Ammoa801/
Eamoa801/
Hammouya77587/
Haamooya7715/
Haamouya771/
Amouhaya771/
Hamouyat771/
Hamaya7311,077/
Aimaya732,544/
Gamaya732,131/
Ameyaa731,185/
Asmaya73889/
Aimiya73667/
Amayat73569/
Amouye73503/
Amiyah73364/
Hamiya73328/
Amoyot73278/
Gamuya73246/
Asmoyo73141/
Amayah73120/
Hemoya73109/
Gamoyo7382/
Amayas7378/
Hameya7374/
Hamuya7372/
Aymoyo7370/
Atmaya7364/
Hamouy7354/
Ammaya7352/
Homoya7349/
Amoiha7348/
Ameeya7344/
Atmoyo7339/
Gamiya7339/
Asmiya7331/
Amayad7330/
Aymaya7329/
Amouha7324/
Ammiya7315/
Ajmiya7314/
Amouia7313/
Ajmaya7312/
Hammoa7312/
Amoyit7312/
Amohia7311/
Ahmaya7311/
Omouya7311/
Ahmiya7311/
Ahmoye739/
Gamoja738/
Amiyat738/
Amayau738/
Ahmeya737/
Omooya736/
Amouhy735/
Hamoyo735/
Amoiyo735/
Aamaya734/
Amayha734/
Omoyah734/
Amuyat734/
Gamioa734/
Amuyah734/
Ameyah733/
Gameya733/
Hammoy733/
Gamoye733/
Hamoey732/
Hamoye732/
Amojah732/
Amioye732/
Amoyet732/
Amahya732/
Hamoyi732/
Amaaya732/
Hamoha732/
Hasmoy731/
Aamiya731/
Amayaa731/
Amouyo731/
Amoyop731/
Amuyas731/
Amoeiy731/
Amoyie731/
Hamooy731/
Gomoya731/
Gaamoy731/
Gamioy731/
Gamoia731/
Aimouy731/
Amhaya731/
Amieya731/
Amihya731/
Ameyap731/
Amoaia731/
A'Amoa731/
Ammoey731/
Amooyi731/
Ommoya731/
Gamoyi731/
Ameyas731/
Asmeya731/
Amoyoh731/
Hammouyat711/
Amou6716,540/
Amey679,840/
Amai674,978/
Amoi673,869/
Omoy673,141/
Amay672,896/
Amau671,166/
Amea671,067/
Emoy671,067/
Amoe67884/
Amahaya67706/
Amaa67639/
Hamiyah67494/
Amuy67324/
Amye67187/
Amae67174/
Omoa67156/
Aimiyah67108/
Gamgiya6763/
Hamayat6751/
Amaj6744/
Hatmoyo6729/
Ahamaya6722/
Hamooyi6717/
Amouyet6716/
D'Amoja6715/
Hamiyat6715/
Hasmaya6712/
Amoyett679/
Aimuoyo679/
Omojaya679/
Aammiya676/
Hamiyae676/
Aamiyat675/
Amajaya675/
Ahmoyid674/
Hamouia674/
Hamayad674/
Hamouja674/
Amouhiy674/
Hammiya674/
Hasmiya673/
Hamuhya673/
Hammaya673/
Asmiyat673/
Gaimaya672/
Hammouy672/
Ammmaya672/
Gaamiya672/
D'Amoia672/
Aameyah672/
Gammiya671/
Hajmiya671/
Hameyad671/
Hameyat671/
Hamgiya671/
Hamouye671/
Amayaya671/
Ajmayah671/
Hamooyo671/
Omoyowa671/
Gamgoye671/
Hamayau671/
Homoaya671/
Hamyoia671/
Hamouha671/
Hamioye671/
Goumoya671/
Aimayaa671/
Ahamiya671/
Amayach671/
Ammayad671/
Amouyeh671/
Aasmiya671/
Atmeyat671/
Hamouyi671/
Amayowa671/
Eamayah671/
Amoj671/
Hammoha671/

Amoya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amoya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻤﻮﻱmwy-
Amoya in the Hindi language
अमोयाamoya-
Amoya in the Russian language
Амояamoa-

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