Mahoya Surname
Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname
Mahoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 735 | 1:21,004 | 3,129 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahoya (181) may also be a first name.
Mahoya Demographics
Average Mahoya Salary in
South Africa
R 314,640
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mahoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahoya (Bengali: মহোয়া) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 355,667th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahoya reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 677,199th most common first name at a global level It is held by 181 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 21,004. In Zimbabwe Mahoya is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 43 percent live, Harare Province, where 30 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Mahoya occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Mahoya Last Name Statistics demography
Mahoya earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.4% more than the national average, earning R 314,640 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoya in the Bengali language | ||
| মহোয়া | mahoya | - |
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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 Mahoya
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