Momoye Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Momoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Momoye (19) may also be a first name.
Momoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Momoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Momoye is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Momoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Momoye reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
Momoye is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, West Region, where 7 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Iran, where 23 percent live.
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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 Momoye
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