Amayayi Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Amayayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 99 | 1:466,464 | 24,395 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Amayayi Demographics
Amayayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amayayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amayayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amayayi is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amayayi? popularity and diffusion
Amayayi is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amayayi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Amayayi is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Amayayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Amayayi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amayaji | 86 | 30 | / |
| Amayaei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amoyayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amajayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamuyayi | 80 | 211 | / |
| Hamayaji | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ahmayaji | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gamayaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amayie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hammayaji | 75 | 178 | / |
| Omoyayi | 71 | 603 | / |
| Amajoyi | 71 | 207 | / |
| Amiyaye | 71 | 48 | / |
| Omayaji | 71 | 28 | / |
| Amajuyi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Amayeye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Emayeyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hamayae | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amajaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amajaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omuyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amayeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amajioyi | 67 | 300 | / |
| Gamajaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amajuiyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amajiyio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amajuyoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amajuyio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oomoyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmayiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamuyaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amajiyaj | 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 Amayayi
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