Moyo Surname

919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Moyo Surname Definition:

Moyo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: life.

Moyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe396,5301:391
Malawi76,9321:22312
Zambia37,9541:41852
South Africa21,8701:2,477311
Tanzania12,0431:4,396605
Mozambique8,6521:3,151752
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
Botswana2,9781:73416
DR Congo2,8181:26,2173,293
England2,7961:19,9282,828
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Philippines1,1511:87,95715,304
Indonesia1,0591:124,88112,583
Cameroon9721:21,3672,907
Namibia7611:3,166534
Kenya7221:63,9616,182
United States5941:610,20049,533
Congo5881:8,4851,244
Nigeria4371:405,36121,214
Swaziland3791:3,425279
Australia3491:77,3529,038
Mexico2801:443,3088,415
Canada2471:149,17215,241
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Spain1501:311,68018,543
Iceland851:4,472568
Ireland711:66,3234,252
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Ivory Coast561:411,98613,976
France541:1,230,050127,496
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Wales511:60,6775,433
Equatorial Guinea491:23,177111
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Chile471:374,81910,292
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
India311:24,744,045333,161
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Senegal161:911,2093,010
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Norway111:467,48139,375
Sweden111:895,16066,831
China101:136,732,1577,199
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Moyo (15,886) may also be a first name.

Moyo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Moyo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: life.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Moyo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: life.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Moyo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moyo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Moyo (Hindi: मोयो, Marathi: मोयो) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 919th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,625 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moyo are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,634th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 15,886 people.

It is the most frequent last name in one country:Zimbabwe, where 69 percent live. It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 396,530 people, or 1 in 39. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Matabeleland South Province, where 31 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 23 percent live and Midlands Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 103 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 13 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.

Moyo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moyo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moyo surname increased 3,494 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States Moyo are 44.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moyo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,327 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning R 207,432 per year; in United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $42,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myoyo89582/
Mouyo89405/
Mooyo89324/
Moiyo89132/
Muoyo89107/
Mioyo8989/
Moyot8981/
Mgoyo8966/
Moyos8962/
Mhoyo8948/
Moyoh8928/
Moyio8920/
Moyuo8919/
Moyoo8912/
Moyyo898/
Mojyo894/
Mmoyo894/
Moyod893/
Moyop892/
Mohyo892/
Moeyo892/
Moyho891/
Moïyo891/
Moy8636,869/
Moyowa80237/
Mouyos8037/
Moyott8012/
Moyová801/
M'Moyo801/
Moyodh801/
Moya75265,709/
Mayo75136,972/
Mohy7531,761/
Miyo7521,088/
Moye7517,278/
Meyo756,329/
Moyi754,063/
Mooy753,558/
Mojo753,261/
Moio752,548/
Mouy751,011/
Muyo751,010/
Moyd75745/
Moyy75698/
Moys75558/
Mooa75337/
Moiy75162/
Moyt75115/
Moyá7543/
Moyp7535/
Muoy7534/
Moyà7531/
Moyé7511/
Myoy7510/
Myoa7510/
Mgoy758/
Mojy757/
Moyš755/
Mooj755/
Myoj752/
Mhoy751/
Moyj751/
Moyz751/
Moyè751/
Máyo751/
Maiyo6726,041/
Mooya679,846/
Moyes675,847/
Mayou673,360/
Mooij673,296/
Mohiy673,114/
Muoio672,352/
Mayot672,203/
Meyou672,091/
Mohye671,720/
Muyot671,682/
Mayoh671,360/
Mgojo671,353/
Myojo671,332/
Moyet671,102/
Mayos671,064/
Mohyi67890/
Mouya67823/
Moyyi67707/
Mgayo67704/
Mayyo67652/
Mgoye67628/
Muiyo67575/
Miyot67570/
Mayod67559/
Mhoya67543/
Mooyi67488/
Mojoo67463/
Majoo67448/
Mauyo67388/
Mgoya67365/
Moyat67329/
Mayoo67329/
Mayoz67199/
Moyad67193/
Mohyy67184/
Moyas67142/
Moyed67140/
Mioya67138/
Mojio67114/
Moyah67109/
Moyau67101/
Miojo67100/
Muyod6798/
Moyst6797/
Mujoo6789/
Meiyo6788/
Mouys6787/
Mihyo6779/
Mgoyi6773/
Moyid6772/
Moyap6771/
Moyeh6771/
Mmoya6767/
Moysh6765/
Mouye6762/
Muuyo6754/
Moyij6753/
Meyos6753/
Mouhy6752/
Moiho6750/
Mahyo6746/
Moyez6743/
Mohio6740/
Mojoh6739/
Mooye6734/
Muoyi6734/
Mohya6733/
Meyoe6729/
Miyoh6727/
Moyee6726/
Mmoye6726/
Meyoh6724/
Muoya6724/
Mooja6723/
Moyis6722/
Mhiyo6720/
Myoyi6720/
Moaya6719/
Mmoyi6719/
Mooji6718/
Meyop6716/
Meioo6716/
Muojo6714/
Mayop6714/
Miyod6714/
Moyie6713/
Mojiy6711/
Mooie6711/
Miyop6711/
Mmooa6711/
Mmiyo6710/
Moyaz6710/
Moyaa6710/
Moyiz679/
Meyot679/
Maioo679/
Moyje678/
Mehyo678/
Mouio678/
Muyoz678/
Myoya677/
Muyoh677/
Moujo677/
Miyoe677/
Mejoo676/
Mhoyi675/
Hmoya675/
Mmooy674/
Muhyo674/
Mooje674/
Moios674/
Moyés674/
Moojo674/
Mhoye674/
Mmohy674/
Meeoo674/
Mijoo673/
Miyos673/
Mohyd672/
Mhayo672/
Meyoo672/
Muyop672/
Muoye672/
Meyod672/
Mgiyo671/
Moy'e671/
Moyhe671/
Moytt671/
Moihy671/
Moiyd671/
Meeyo671/
Moyep671/
Moyha671/
Moyip671/
Moïya671/
Moïye671/
Mioyi671/
Mohyt671/
Mojyi671/
Muyoo671/
Muyos671/
D'Moy671/
Mooii671/
Mouyh671/
Mgoio671/
Hmayo671/
Moyhd671/
Myoja671/
Moyii671/
Mieyo671/
Majyo671/
Mooee670/

Moyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moyo in the Marathi language
मोयोmoyo-
Moyo in the Hindi language
मोयोmoyo50
मोयॉmoyo50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moyo
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