Moumaye Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Moumaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Moumaye (364) may also be a first name.
Moumaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moumaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moumaye is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moumaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Moumaye is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Moumaye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Moumaye is also the 456,229th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 364 people.
Moumaye is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 88 percent live and Dosso Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 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 Moumaye
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