Mooyo Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mooyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mooyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3151:50,3174,739
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mooyo (14) may also be a first name.

Mooyo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mooyo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mooyo occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mooyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 846,108th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mooyo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name globally, held by 14 people.

The last name Mooyo is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 50,317. In Zambia Mooyo is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 36 percent reside, Western Province, where 30 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 25 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moyo89577,233/
Mooy893,558/
Mooya809,846/
Myoyo80582/
Mooyi80488/
Mojoo80463/
Mouyo80405/
Moiyo80132/
Mooey80118/
Muoyo80107/
Mioyo8089/
Moyot8081/
Mgoyo8066/
Moyos8062/
Mhoyo8048/
Mohoy8048/
Mooye8034/
Moyoh8028/
Moyoo8012/
Moyyo808/
Mmoyo804/
Moojo804/
Mojyo804/
Mmooy804/
Moyod803/
Moyop802/
Mohyo802/
Moeyo802/
Moïyo801/
Moouy801/
Moooy801/
Moy7536,869/
Moyowa73237/
Moojod7375/
Mouyos7337/
Mooyad7312/
Moyott7312/
Moiioy7311/
Mooyed736/
Moohey735/
Mooouy732/
Mooyua731/
Moojoh731/
Moyová731/
Moooui731/
Moyodh731/
M'Moyo731/
Moiyoa731/
Mohouy731/
Mooyis731/
Mooyha731/
Moya67265,709/
Mayo67136,972/
Mohy6731,761/
Miyo6721,088/
Moye6717,278/
Mooi676,780/
Meyo676,329/
Moyi674,063/
Mooe673,612/
Mojo673,261/
Moio672,548/
Moey671,875/
Mouy671,011/
Muyo671,010/
Moyd67745/
Moyy67698/
Moys67558/
Moay67540/
Mooa67337/
Moiy67162/
Maoy67152/
Moyt67115/
Moyá6743/
Moyp6735/
Muoy6734/
Moyà6731/
Moyé6711/
Myoa6710/
Myoy6710/
Mgoy678/
Mojy677/
Mooj675/
Moyš675/
Myoj672/
Mhoy671/
Máyo671/
Moyj671/
Moyz671/
Moyè671/

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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 Mooyo
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