Mooya Surname
Approximately 9,846 people bear this surname
Mooya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 9,719 | 1:1,631 | 235 |
| Uganda | 96 | 1:406,659 | 25,271 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Mooya (380) may also be a first name.
Mooya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mooya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mooya (Russian: Мооя) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mooya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mooya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 52,010th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 740,153 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mooya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 444,827th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 380 people.
The last name Mooya is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 9,719 people, or 1 in 1,631. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 56 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live and Central Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooyad | 91 | 12 | / |
| Moya | 89 | 265,709 | / |
| Mooy | 89 | 3,558 | / |
| Mooa | 89 | 337 | / |
| Mouya | 80 | 823 | / |
| Mhoya | 80 | 543 | / |
| Mooyi | 80 | 488 | / |
| Mgoya | 80 | 365 | / |
| Moyat | 80 | 329 | / |
| Mooyo | 80 | 324 | / |
| Moyad | 80 | 193 | / |
| Moyas | 80 | 142 | / |
| Mioya | 80 | 138 | / |
| Moyah | 80 | 109 | / |
| Moyau | 80 | 101 | / |
| Moyap | 80 | 71 | / |
| Mmoya | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mooye | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mohya | 80 | 33 | / |
| Muoya | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mooja | 80 | 23 | / |
| Moaya | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mmooa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Moyaz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Moyaa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Myoya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hmoya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mmooy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Moyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moïya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moy | 75 | 36,869 | / |
| Moa | 75 | 21,480 | / |
| Moyaux | 73 | 364 | / |
| Moyowa | 73 | 237 | / |
| Moyaya | 73 | 43 | / |
| Mouyah | 73 | 32 | / |
| Mouyat | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mouyap | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mojaya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mooyed | 73 | 6 | / |
| Moya'a | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mojova | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mojowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| D'Moya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mooias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moyaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moyahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moyatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moyaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muoyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miya | 67 | 603,348 | / |
| Moyo | 67 | 577,233 | / |
| Maya | 67 | 273,718 | / |
| Muya | 67 | 47,066 | / |
| Mohy | 67 | 31,761 | / |
| Moye | 67 | 17,278 | / |
| Meya | 67 | 15,451 | / |
| Moia | 67 | 5,732 | / |
| Moja | 67 | 4,498 | / |
| Moyi | 67 | 4,063 | / |
| Mojo | 67 | 3,261 | / |
| Moio | 67 | 2,548 | / |
| Muoa | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Mouy | 67 | 1,011 | / |
| Moyd | 67 | 745 | / |
| Moyy | 67 | 698 | / |
| Moys | 67 | 558 | / |
| Mioa | 67 | 190 | / |
| Myja | 67 | 183 | / |
| Moiy | 67 | 162 | / |
| Mouhaya | 67 | 141 | / |
| Mouyass | 67 | 137 | / |
| Moyt | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mmoa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mhoa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Moyá | 67 | 43 | / |
| Myia | 67 | 40 | / |
| Moyp | 67 | 35 | / |
| Muoy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mıya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Moyà | 67 | 31 | / |
| Moyé | 67 | 11 | / |
| Myoy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Myoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hmoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mgoy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mojy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moța | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moyš | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mooj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Myya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moihaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Méya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouyahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohyadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohjova | 67 | 1 | / |
Mooya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mooya in the Russian language | ||
| Мооя | mooa | - |
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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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- 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 Mooya
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