Migoye Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Migoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Migoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Migoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Migoye is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Migoye.

How Common Is The Last Name Migoye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Migoye live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Migoye is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Migoye is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 44 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 11 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Migoye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Migoye surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maigoye925/
Migoy918/
Migoya831,341/
Migoyo83227/
Mugoye83214/
Migowe83174/
Migoue8357/
Maigoe834/
Migaye833/
Migoyi831/
Meigoe831/
Megoye831/
Mighoe831/
Maingoy7712/
Maigaye774/
Miegoue772/
Mughoye772/
Maigoje772/
Maigoya771/
Mighaye771/
Meghoye771/
Maigowe771/
Mighoue771/
Migoyas771/
Moigoue771/
Meigowe771/
Migay73545/
Migoi73226/
Migea7393/
Migou7329/
Migey7319/
Mugoy7310/
Megoe735/
Migoa732/
Migão731/
Maigouya7110/
Maingowe711/
Maingoue711/
Mugoya6720,214/
Mekgoe671,495/
Mighay67650/
Migoha67631/
Migayo67469/
Migeyo67238/
Meghoe67197/
Migaya67126/
Migueu67126/
Migout67101/
Megoee67100/
Megoie6799/
Meggoe6794/
Mugaye6791/
Megoue6778/
Migeat6777/
Migawe6756/
Megoya6743/
Moigay6736/
Mugeye6734/
Migejo6734/
Migoux6725/
Maigou6721/
Migheu6716/
Maigay6712/
Migois6712/
Megeye6711/
Miegou6710/
Meigou678/
Meigoi678/
Muigey678/
Mugoje677/
Miggou675/
Mugiye674/
Miggay674/
Miguei674/
Megaye674/
Mugoyo673/
Miguea672/
Mugowe672/
Migayi672/
Megouy671/
Migeha671/
Meghye671/
Maigoi671/
Migeji671/
Mighou671/
Migoud671/
Miguey671/
Migiya671/
Maigea671/
Migiyi671/
Migous671/

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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
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  • 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 Migoye
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