Moweya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Moweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Moweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moweya is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moweya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moweya reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 75 percent live and Cross River, where 25 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 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 Moweya
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