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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mvoyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvoyi? popularity and diffusion

Mvoyi is the 1,041,601st most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mvoyi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 194,033. In Kenya Mvoyi is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 59 percent are found, Kwale County, where 39 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mvoyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mvoyi surname is predominantly 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
  • 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 Mvoyi
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