Mesioye Surname
Approximately 848 people bear this surname
Mesioye Surname User-submission:
The Mesioye surname originates from the Egba people of Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria. It comes from the phrase me sin fun oloye, meaning 'give horse to the chief', which later due to contraction and omission became mesioye.
Mesioye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 838 | 1:211,388 | 12,563 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mesioye (34) may also be a first name.
Mesioye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mesioye surname originates from the Egba people of Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria. It comes from the phrase me sin fun oloye, meaning 'give horse to the chief', which later due to contraction and omission became mesioye.
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Where Does The Last Name Mesioye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mesioye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mesioye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mesioye is the 411,457th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mesioye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 34 people.
The surname Mesioye is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 211,388. In Nigeria Mesioye is mostly found in: Ogun, where 52 percent live, Lagos, where 34 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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