Momye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Momye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Momye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Momye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Momye is found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Momye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Momye are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 60 percent live, Delta, where 20 percent live and Edo, where 20 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 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 Momye
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