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
The surname Mwoye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwoye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwoye are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Mwoye is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 28 percent reside, Abia, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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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