Emoyo Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Emoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2471:158,05413,770
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Emoyo (10) may also be a first name.

Emoyo Last Name Facts

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

Emoyo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emoyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 609,110th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name Emoyo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Emoyo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Emoyo is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 158,054. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 54 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 21 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 48 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Emoyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esmoyo913/
Yemoyo911/
Jemoyo911/
Emoy891,067/
Etmouyo8311/
Amoyo802,250/
Omoyo80697/
Emojo80259/
Emoyi80165/
Imoyo8064/
Emayo8059/
Emiyo8032/
Eymoy8019/
Emoya8019/
Emoye8014/
Emeyo807/
Jemoy801/
Hemoy801/
Yemoy801/
Gemoy801/
Emuyo801/
Ismoyo732,995/
Gemoya73792/
Jemiyo73457/
Jemoya73263/
Emioye73192/
Emayot73121/
Hemoya73109/
Aymoyo7370/
Emeeyo7344/
Emaiyo7338/
Yemeyo7336/
Yomoyo7331/
Emayou7326/
Emauyo7313/
Jemayo7312/
Emeyou739/
Emieyo737/
Hamoyo735/
Emmayo734/
Yemayo734/
Omuoyo733/
Emioio732/
Jiemoy732/
Emouye731/
Esmayo731/
Emoyit731/
Emuyoo731/
Esmuyo731/
Emmoye731/
Emahyo731/
Emiyos731/
Amoyoh731/
Yemoya731/
Emejoo731/
Hemouy731/
Gemayo731/
Jemeyo731/
Jemoye731/
Hemayo731/
Omoy673,141/
Amoy672,924/
Emou671,907/
Emay671,033/
Emoi67595/
Jemaiyo67512/
Emuy67406/
Emey67330/
Emye67185/
Emoa67120/
Imoy6734/
Emoe6711/
Aimuoyo679/
Ehmoyid671/
Hamooyo671/
Emeauyo671/
Omoyowa671/
Imouyoh671/
Hemayou671/
Yemouya671/
Emuohou671/
Ymoy671/
Emoohio671/
Hemmoys670/

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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 Emoyo
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