Ayoyi Surname
Approximately 583 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 536 | 1:86,157 | 7,836 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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'.
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Ayoyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ayoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayoyi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayoyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 548,408th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. The last name Ayoyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayoyi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 68 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 86,157. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent live, Vihiga County, where 20 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Ayoyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayoyoi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ayoyie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aoyi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Ayayi | 80 | 2,760 | / |
| Ayeyi | 80 | 428 | / |
| Ayiyi | 80 | 191 | / |
| Ayoya | 80 | 151 | / |
| Ahoyi | 80 | 91 | / |
| Gaoyi | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ajoyi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ayoji | 80 | 20 | / |
| Haoyi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Aiyoy | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ayoye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aooyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ayoie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oyoyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ayyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eyoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayuyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayoyy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aoi | 75 | 9,220 | / |
| Aoy | 75 | 199 | / |
| Ayooye | 73 | 68 | / |
| Ayayei | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ayayie | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ajoiyi | 73 | 45 | / |
| Gayayi | 73 | 42 | / |
| Aiyeyi | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ayyaji | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ayyoji | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gayoye | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ayuyai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ahouyi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hayayi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aiyoji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aiyeoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hayyie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayiayi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ajayoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayueyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayioye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Attoyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayyayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hatoyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hayoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aytoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haoyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajoyis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayaeyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aayouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atoiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayoyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahooyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayogie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajayyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyoyhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyie | 67 | 3,811 | / |
| Aoya | 67 | 3,350 | / |
| Aoji | 67 | 1,632 | / |
| Ouyi | 67 | 844 | / |
| Ahoi | 67 | 390 | / |
| Aoyo | 67 | 377 | / |
| Ayie | 67 | 364 | / |
| Aois | 67 | 281 | / |
| Gaoi | 67 | 251 | / |
| Haoi | 67 | 198 | / |
| Auyo | 67 | 189 | / |
| Ahoy | 67 | 169 | / |
| Aoie | 67 | 131 | / |
| Aoiz | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ayoe | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ooyi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Oyui | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ayye | 67 | 60 | / |
| Aoii | 67 | 55 | / |
| Aiyowie | 67 | 49 | / |
| Aoys | 67 | 38 | / |
| Aoye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Aoid | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aeyo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aeyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aoia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaiyoyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Auoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aiyoiyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hassoyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gayyaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eaoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aoij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aoit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayyaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiayie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aoyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajioyio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajayoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aîyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajooiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oayy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aoip | 67 | 1 | / |
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