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
The surname Momoye occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Momoye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Momoye are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 19 people.
The surname Momoye is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent are found, West Region, where 7 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Iran, where 23 percent are found.
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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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