Umoinyang Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umoinyang Surname User-submission:

The surname Umoinyang comes from the Ibibio word, which means 'wealth of the sea'. Ibibio is a tribe in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

Umoinyang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8271:214,19912,727
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Umoinyang (21) may also be a first name.

Umoinyang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Umoinyang comes from the Ibibio word, which means 'wealth of the sea'. Ibibio is a tribe in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

- umossoh
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Umoinyang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umoinyang is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Umoinyang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,906th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. The last name Umoinyang is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Umoinyang reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umoinyang is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 21 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 214,199. In Nigeria Umoinyang is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 74 percent live, Cross River, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umgoinyang956/
Umonyang944/
Umainyang894/
Omoinyang891/
Ominyang8257/
Omonyang8238/
Omoonyang786/
Omenyang711/
Umeinjong671/
Umenjong5922/
Omonjong591/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Umoinyang
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