Inoye Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Inoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Inoye (18) may also be a first name.
Inoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Inoye is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Inoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Inoye is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Inoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Inoye are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inoye is also the 2,608,198th most common first name at a global level, held by 18 people.
The last name Inoye is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Inoye is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 70 percent are found and Rivers, where 30 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Inoye is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 15 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Inoye
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