Mpoye Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Mpoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 101 | 1:457,227 | 24,042 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpoye (313) may also be a first name.
Mpoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpoye occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mpoye live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 496,565th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 313 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya Mpoye is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside and Narok County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpouye | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mpooye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpoy | 89 | 1,841 | / |
| Mpye | 89 | 1,199 | / |
| Mpoe | 89 | 942 | / |
| Mpoyo | 80 | 45,189 | / |
| Mpoyi | 80 | 25,996 | / |
| Mpoya | 80 | 4,056 | / |
| Mpeye | 80 | 596 | / |
| Mpuye | 80 | 268 | / |
| Mphye | 80 | 133 | / |
| Mpowe | 80 | 111 | / |
| Mpaye | 80 | 101 | / |
| Mpoue | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mpoei | 80 | 9 | / |
| M'Poy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mpoje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpoyp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpoie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpouet | 73 | 466 | / |
| Mphoyo | 73 | 288 | / |
| M'Poue | 73 | 282 | / |
| Mpooya | 73 | 275 | / |
| Mphoyi | 73 | 76 | / |
| Mpoued | 73 | 68 | / |
| M'Poyo | 73 | 59 | / |
| Mpoeea | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mpouya | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mpouyi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mpoyio | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mpoiyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mphaye | 73 | 3 | / |
| M'Paye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpojje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpouei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmpouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmpoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpayei | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Poyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpouey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoyoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpowet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boye | 67 | 57,963 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Voye | 67 | 663 | / |
| Mpou | 67 | 492 | / |
| Mpei | 67 | 418 | / |
| Mpee | 67 | 395 | / |
| Mpey | 67 | 348 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Mpoi | 67 | 190 | / |
| Mpaayei | 67 | 143 | / |
| Mpie | 67 | 106 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpuy | 67 | 82 | / |
| M'Pouet | 67 | 41 | / |
| M'Pouei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mpeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpeheye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mpahaye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Npoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Npoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpojeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpayahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Poeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Poyho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoueth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpayeei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpiyoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphohge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpej | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mpoye
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