Moimou Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Moimou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Moïmou (2) are calculated separately.
Moimou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moimou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moimou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻤﻮ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Moïmou. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moimou? popularity and diffusion
Moimou is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moimou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 78 percent live, Inchiri Region, where 11 percent live and Trarza Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Chad, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moimou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moimou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻤﻮ | amymw | 80 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮ | mymw | 20 |
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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 Moimou
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