Mwoye Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mwoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwoye is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Mwoye occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwoye live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Mwoye is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Mwoye is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 28 percent live, Abia, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria Mwoye occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwoy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mboye | 80 | 1,511 | / |
| Mwoya | 80 | 375 | / |
| Mwoyo | 80 | 369 | / |
| Mwaye | 80 | 307 | / |
| Mweye | 80 | 152 | / |
| Mwiye | 80 | 90 | / |
| Mwowe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muoye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwuoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Boye | 73 | 169 | / |
| Mwaiye | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mbuoye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwooyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Woyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwooya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwiyei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mboiye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mboyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmboye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mboyoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mwei | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Mvoe | 67 | 1,029 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mboy | 67 | 893 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mwayaye | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Muoy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moueyed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwayesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouheye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moueyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoj | 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 Mwoye
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