Momo Surname
Approximately 71,334 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 13,247 | 1:12,030 | 971 |
| Cameroon | 10,902 | 1:1,905 | 185 |
| Liberia | 8,792 | 1:501 | 67 |
| Egypt | 7,535 | 1:12,201 | 1,453 |
| Philippines | 5,000 | 1:20,248 | 2,500 |
| Syria | 4,359 | 1:4,428 | 513 |
| Morocco | 3,817 | 1:9,032 | 1,223 |
| Burkina Faso | 3,306 | 1:5,551 | 619 |
| Algeria | 2,686 | 1:14,383 | 2,575 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,272 | 1:24,258 | 3,358 |
| Nigeria | 1,256 | 1:141,037 | 9,049 |
| South Africa | 886 | 1:61,149 | 7,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 803 | 1:28,731 | 1,986 |
| France | 783 | 1:84,831 | 12,058 |
| Italy | 773 | 1:79,116 | 13,821 |
| Indonesia | 764 | 1:173,101 | 16,779 |
| DR Congo | 739 | 1:99,972 | 11,221 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Papua New Guinea | 548 | 1:14,879 | 1,444 |
| Gabon | 354 | 1:5,337 | 981 |
| Brazil | 350 | 1:611,641 | 22,776 |
| India | 329 | 1:2,331,506 | 76,120 |
| Tanzania | 236 | 1:224,329 | 18,617 |
| United States | 236 | 1:1,535,843 | 104,072 |
| Argentina | 170 | 1:251,432 | 20,361 |
| United Arab Emirates | 151 | 1:60,677 | 5,851 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Japan | 110 | 1:1,162,221 | 21,631 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Russia | 72 | 1:2,001,709 | 124,796 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Belgium | 58 | 1:198,218 | 26,032 |
| China | 53 | 1:25,798,520 | 1,406 |
| Tunisia | 51 | 1:11,973 | 1,977 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Myanmar | 36 | 1:1,442,722 | 585 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tuvalu | 4 | 1:2,797 | 36 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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.
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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 more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Momó or Momô. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Momo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,953rd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,161 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Momo reside; 21 percent reside in West Africa and 19 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Momo is also the 16,794th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 55,970 people.
Momo is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 13,247 people, or 1 in 12,030. Other than Bangladesh this surname occurs in 126 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and Liberia, where 12 percent live.
Momo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Momo has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Momo last name increased 6,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Momo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Momo last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for 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
Momo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Momo in the Bengali language | ||
| মোমো | momo | - |
| Momo in the Marathi language | ||
| मोमो | momo | - |
| Momo in the Hindi language | ||
| मोमो | momo | 94.12 |
| मो़मो़ | momo | 5.88 |
| Momo in the Russian language | ||
| Момо | momo | - |
| Momo in the Arabic language | ||
| مومو | mwmw | - |
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