Mouaya Surname
Approximately 5,317 people bear this surname
Mouaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 5,262 | 1:948 | 153 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mouaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mouaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mouaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ) is found most in The Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mouaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,169th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,370,612 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mouaya are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Mouaya is most common in The Congo, where it is carried by 5,262 people, or 1 in 948. In The Congo it is mostly found in: Lékoumou Department, where 35 percent reside, Brazzaville Department, where 18 percent reside and Bouenza Department, where 18 percent reside. Besides The Congo it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mouaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mouaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ | mawyt | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mouaya
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