Spoyo Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Spoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Spoyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spoyo is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Spoyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Spoyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Spoyo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Spoyo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Spoyo is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 203,256. In Lesotho Spoyo is mostly concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spoy894/
Spoya8024/
Spayo8016/
Spoey802/
Spooj801/
Spooa801/
Spooyi7313/
Spooie739/
Spohys733/
Spoyth731/
Spooij731/
Sphoye731/
Spay67305/
Spey67216/
Spuy6793/
Spou6753/
Spye6740/
Spoi6738/
Spoa6734/
Shpohys673/
Spoe671/

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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 Spoyo
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