Nsoye Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nsoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nsoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsoye occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsoye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nsoye is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsoye reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent live, Centre Region, where 2 percent live and Southwest Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Nsoye occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

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Nsoe89516/
Nsoy899/
Nsoweye835/
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Nsoya80188/
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Nsaye8066/
Nsoyi8027/
Nsoue8026/
Nsowe8026/
Njoye8013/
Nsiye804/
Nseye804/
Nssoe803/
Nsoje802/
Nshoe801/
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Nshiye73404/
Ndjoye73354/
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Nseyep7312/
Ngioye733/
Nsojje732/
Nsiaye732/
Njoyei731/
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Njohye731/
N'Soya731/
Nseyeh731/
Nsayie731/
Nsuyep731/
Nsiowe731/
Nseyeu731/
Nsehye731/
Nsue6741,025/
Nsay671,362/
Nsoa67566/
Nsou67524/
Nsee67350/
Nzoy67220/
Nsey67165/
Nseu67129/
Nzoe6788/
Nsae6768/
Njouyep6766/
N'Choye6721/
Ncoy6720/
Nsea6715/
Nsei6710/
Njoy676/
Nseyeye676/
Nsieyep671/
Nsoi671/
Nsayaye671/
Nsej671/
Ndjoyep671/
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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 Nsoye
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