Bemoya Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bemoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bemoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Bemoya (13) may also be a first name.

Bemoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bemoya is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bemoya is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bemoya live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 13 people.

Bemoya is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa Bemoya is primarily found in: North West, where 95 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Bemoya Last Name Statistics demography

Bemoya earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.47% less than the national average, earning R 186,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bemoa9151/
Bamoya83174/
Bemaya8343/
Wemoya8313/
Bomoya835/
Bimoya833/
Bemoja831/
Bemiya831/
Bemuya831/
Bimohya7723/
Beimoja771/
Bemouye771/
Bomoy73471/
Bamoy73422/
Bemou73198/
Bemey73143/
Wemoa7391/
Bemoi7351/
Bemai7346/
Bimoa7340/
Bemau7330/
Vemoa7321/
Bemay7317/
Bemaa7312/
Bimoy734/
Bemaj733/
Bemoe733/
Bemea731/
Bymoy731/
Bimmohya7112/
Bhemiyat717/
Bheemaya711/
Boymau671,175/
Bamoyo67516/
Bamuya67406/
Bemeye67348/
Bheimayat67305/
Bamoye6770/
Bimmoy6767/
Bameya6762/
Beemae6741/
Bomeya6729/
Bamiya6725/
Bemaji6724/
Bomoye6720/
Bimaya6718/
Bamaya6718/
Boemau6717/
Bemayo6714/
Bemejo6713/
Beemaa6712/
Bemmou6712/
Behmae6711/
Bemaye6711/
Bomaya6711/
Bemiye679/
Bomuya678/
Bemoit677/
Bomiya676/
Bhemaj676/
Bemuia676/
Beymou675/
Betmai675/
Bimoyo675/
Bismoy674/
Uemiya674/
Baimoa674/
Bhemai674/
Beemay674/
Bomoja674/
Baymoy674/
Bimoye673/
Vemaya672/
Bemaih672/
Bomoyo672/
Beumou672/
Biemou672/
Bimeya672/
Beamey672/
Beamoi672/
Beimou671/
Beamai671/
Bemaio671/
Beemai671/
Bamojy671/
Bimuya671/
Biemey671/
Wemaya671/
Vemiya671/
Bemais671/
Wemiya671/
Vemoia671/
Behmou671/
Bemiey671/
Bemoie671/
Bemaie671/
Bemead671/
Bemeja671/
Wemoye671/
Beamau670/
Bemout670/

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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 Bemoya
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