Momo Surname

7,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Liberia

Momo Surname User-submission:

It is an Etsako surname from Edo state, Nigeria, which means 'I have my own child'. However, another story says it is a name of Islamic origin.

Momo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh13,2471:12,030971
Cameroon10,9021:1,905185
Liberia8,7921:50167
Egypt7,5351:12,2011,453
Philippines5,0001:20,2482,500
Syria4,3591:4,428513
Morocco3,8171:9,0321,223
Burkina Faso3,3061:5,551619
Algeria2,6861:14,3832,575
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Nigeria1,2561:141,0379,049
South Africa8861:61,1497,717
Ivory Coast8031:28,7311,986
France7831:84,83112,058
Italy7731:79,11613,821
Indonesia7641:173,10116,779
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Papua New Guinea5481:14,8791,444
Gabon3541:5,337981
Brazil3501:611,64122,776
India3291:2,331,50676,120
Tanzania2361:224,32918,617
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
Argentina1701:251,43220,361
United Arab Emirates1511:60,6775,851
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Japan1101:1,162,22121,631
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Spain881:531,27326,094
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
England611:913,41146,955
Canada591:624,50251,218
Belgium581:198,21826,032
China531:25,798,5201,406
Tunisia511:11,9731,977
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Libya361:173,444826
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Niger231:834,43619,133
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Congo91:554,34412,633
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Oman61:614,6626,082
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Djibouti41:228,733966
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tuvalu41:2,79736
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Momó (3) & Momô (2) are calculated separately.

Momo (55,970) may also be a first name.

Momo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Etsako surname from Edo state, Nigeria, which means 'I have my own child'. However, another story says it is a name of Islamic origin.

- kcmomoh

Momo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Momo (Arabic: مومو, Bengali: মোমো, Hindi: मोमो, Marathi: मोमो, Russian: Момо) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Momó or Momô. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Momo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,953rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 102,161 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Momo reside; 21 percent reside in West Africa and 19 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,794th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 55,970 people.

This surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 13,247 people, or 1 in 12,030. Other than Bangladesh it occurs in 126 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Liberia, where 12 percent are found.

Momo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Momo has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Momo surname increased 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Momo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Momo surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Momo surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Momo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.17% less than the national average, earning R 120,792 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning $38,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% less than the national average, earning $43,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Momó923/
Momô922/
Momoh89140,645/
Momot8916,530/
Momoi897,578/
Momou89504/
Mgomo89408/
Mommo89357/
Momoy89284/
Moimo89276/
Momos89204/
Momoo89162/
Muomo89161/
Momoa89111/
Moomo89109/
Mohmo89107/
Momod8964/
Moemo8921/
Moumo8917/
Momop895/
Momgo895/
Mmomo893/
Momho893/
Momuo892/
Momoz892/
Moymo892/
Mhomo891/
Moumou807,288/
Mohmoh80908/
Mommoh80581/
Moimoi80442/
Moumos80166/
Mosmos80149/
Mhomho8084/
Motmou8062/
Momoud8017/
Momood8015/
Momois8014/
Moomoo8012/
Moimou8012/
Momohe8012/
Mhomod808/
Muomoh807/
Moymoy806/
Momots806/
Momott804/
Muomod804/
Momohh804/
Mosmoh804/
Mommot803/
Mohmou803/
Momoph803/
Momoit803/
Momuoh803/
Motmot803/
Moomou802/
Mohmmo802/
Mommou802/
Momodh802/
Momodt802/
Momous802/
Moimoh802/
Moumoh802/
Mommod802/
Motmoh802/
Mohumo802/
Mohmoo802/
Moomoi802/
Momouh802/
Moummo802/
Moumot802/
Moïmou802/
Momout802/
Mosmot801/
Moymou801/
Momooa801/
Momoht801/
Mommho801/
M'Omou801/
Momoch801/
Momoid801/
Muomuo801/
Momoss801/
Motmmo801/
Moemoh801/
Mmuomo801/
Mosmoi801/
Momooh801/
Moma7543,484/
Momà751/
Mohmoud7314,167/
Moumouh73575/
Moummou73493/
Mhomoud73122/
Mouhmou7355/
Moumoud7350/
Hmoumou739/
Mohmuod735/
Moumous734/
Mhomodh733/
Mohmout732/
Mouhmod732/
Moomoos731/
Hmoimod731/
Muomood731/
Momohha731/
Mothmou731/
Moutmou731/
Mousmou731/
Moumout731/
Mommhod731/
Momhood731/
Mohmoid731/
Mommouh731/
Moomooz731/
Moima676,310/
Mhoma673,234/
Moema672,767/
Momah672,142/
Mgoma671,374/
Mouhmoud671,125/
Momat671,028/
Momha67982/
Mouma67565/
Mamoo67543/
Momma67482/
Muoma67422/
Momas67321/
Momad67301/
Memoo67282/
Moumouch67239/
Mouhmouh67184/
Momau67157/
Mosma6766/
Mooma6759/
Mohma6734/
Mumoo6722/
Mmoma6713/
Momeu6713/
Mouhmout676/
Momaa675/
Mojma674/
Mohmmoud674/
Mohymohy674/
Motma673/
Momga673/
Moyma672/
Mouhmmod671/
Mohmoodh671/
H'Moymod671/
Mouhmuod671/
Moumhoud671/
Moummmou671/
Moh'moud671/
Mouhmood671/
Mmohmood671/

Momo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Momo in the Bengali language
মোমোmomo-
Momo in the Marathi language
मोमोmomo-
Momo in the Hindi language
मोमोmomo94.12
मो़मो़momo5.88
Momo in the Russian language
Момоmomo-
Momo in the Arabic language
موموmwmw-

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