Mvoyi Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mvoyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvoyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2381:194,03314,315
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mvoyi Last Name Facts

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

Mvoyi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvoyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,041,601st most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mvoyi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 194,033. In Kenya Mvoyi is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 59 percent live, Kwale County, where 39 percent live and Kajiado County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Mvoyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (56%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvoi89497/
Mvoy891/
Mvuyi8035/
Muoyi8034/
Mvayi8022/
Mvoyo805/
Mwoyi801/
Muhoyi7328/
Mbooyi7311/
Mvouya737/
M'Voyo731/
Moueyi731/
Mvou672,146/
Mboi671,761/
Mvoe671,029/
Mboy67893/
Mvoa67556/
Mvie67385/
Mvey67262/
Muoy6734/
Mwoi6714/
Mvay675/
Mvui673/
Mvoj673/
Mwoy672/
Mvye672/
Mvai671/

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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 Mvoyi
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