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Where Does The Last Name Moye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Moye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻲ, Marathi: मोये) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Moyé or Moyè. For other potential spellings of Moye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 30,908^th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 421,782 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Moye live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Moye is also the 261,062^nd most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 956 people.

The surname Moye is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 9,747 people, or 1 in 37,187. In The United States Moye is most numerous in: Georgia, where 13 percent reside, North Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Moye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Moye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moye last name increased 1,190 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Moye surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moye surname are 8.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning R 239,520 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning $37,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $47,144 CAD per year.