Ayoyi Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ayoyi Surname User-submission:

Ayoyi is a Bantu name predominantly used by the Maragoli dialect in western Kenya. They migrated from the Congo forest about three hundred years ago. This surname means 'one who gets or scoops whatever he or she wants in life'.

Ayoyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5361:86,1577,836
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ayoyi (68) may also be a first name.

Ayoyi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ayoyi is a Bantu name predominantly used by the Maragoli dialect in western Kenya. They migrated from the Congo forest about three hundred years ago. This surname means 'one who gets or scoops whatever he or she wants in life'.

- ayopatty

Ayoyi Last Name Facts

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

Ayoyi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayoyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 548,408th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayoyi reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 68 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 86,157. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 20 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Ayoyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ayoyi
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