Miyeye Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Miyeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miyeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6191:85,5288,689
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Miyeye (33) may also be a first name.

Miyeye Last Name Facts

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

Miyeye occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miyeye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Miyeye is the 422,566th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Miyeye are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Miyeye is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name globally, held by 33 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 619 people, or 1 in 85,528. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 30 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 29 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiyeye92220/
Myeye91128/
Mieye9174/
Maiyeyye861/
Mayeye832,958/
Muyeye832,863/
Miyaye83346/
Moyeye83162/
Maiyee8310/
Meyeye837/
Meiyee836/
Muiyee832/
Moiyee831/
Miyajee7729/
Meiseye774/
Maiseye771/
Maiyaye771/
Maiyees771/
Muyyeye771/
Muyeyei771/
Muiyeed771/
Meyie731,456/
Mayee73907/
Maiye73670/
Moiye7384/
Maiee7357/
Muiye7351/
Meyee7330/
Meyoe7329/
Moyee7326/
Meiye7322/
Meyae736/
Mueye736/
Maeye735/
Muyee734/
Mieae731/
Mieie731/
Meeye731/
Meyue731/
Mieea731/
Mieje731/
Mojieyie7112/
M'Muyeye711/
Mayehaye711/
Mogieyie711/
Misaweye711/
Maiteyes711/
Miajee672,095/
Mayeya671,644/
Mujeye67842/
Mayaee67465/
Maweye67391/
Muyeya67343/
Muyeyi67336/
Miyeji67192/
Mayeyi67189/
Majeye6777/
Moyeya6735/
Meyeou6720/
Meheye6716/
Meyije6710/
Majiye679/
Majiee679/
Mieeya678/
Moyyee678/
Mujiye677/
Moyeyi674/
Maiyoy674/
Maijee674/
Miyaue673/
Mmaiye673/
Moweye673/
Meyeya672/
Miyoue672/
Muyiye672/
Muyeje672/
Muyhee672/
Mayiye672/
Mayeuy671/
Maaiye671/
Meaiee671/
Meaiey671/
Miyaje671/
Meyaea671/
Meyaoe671/
Mhaiye671/
Mayhee671/
Mheyee671/
Maeyea671/
Meaiye671/
Mieaye671/
Maayee671/
Maiyie671/
Maiaee671/
Mayiey671/
Meyeyi671/
Meyiye671/
Meyuey671/
Mojiye671/
Mayjee671/
Meijee671/
Maieea671/
Maihee670/

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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 Miyeye
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