Mouya Surname
Approximately 823 people bear this surname
Mouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Congo | 197 | 1:25,325 | 2,749 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mouya (381) may also be a first name.
Mouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mouya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻱ, Hindi: मौया, Marathi: मौय) is found most in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 421,345th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Mouya are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mouya is also the 444,187th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 381 people.
It is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Excluding Bangladesh Mouya occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 24 percent live and Morocco, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mouya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mouya in the Hindi language | ||
| मौया | mauya | 50 |
| मौर्य | maurya | 50 |
| Mouya in the Marathi language | ||
| मौय | mauya | 40 |
| मौयर् | mauyar | 30 |
| मौया | mauya | 20 |
| मॉयर् | moyar | 10 |
| Mouya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﻱ | mwy | 20 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 20 |
| ﺍﻣﻲ | amy | 20 |
| ﻣﻮﻳﻪ | mwyh | 20 |
| ﻣﻮﻳﺎ | mwya | 20 |
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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 Mouya
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