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 borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Momoye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Momoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Momoye is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Momoye live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name internationally It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, West Region, where 7 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Momoye is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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
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- 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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