Buyayi Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Buyayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Buyayi (135) may also be a first name.
Buyayi Demographics
Buyayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Buyayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buyayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buyayi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buyayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buyayi is the 1,385,851st most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Buyayi reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Buyayi is also the 797,647th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 135 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya Buyayi is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 83 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 18 percent are found.
Buyayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayayi | 83 | 726 | / |
| Buyeyi | 83 | 59 | / |
| Buyiyi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Buyaye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Boyayi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buyaji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beyayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buyoyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouyaye | 77 | 73 | / |
| Bouyaji | 77 | 60 | / |
| Bayayit | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bouayie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bayyayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bayaiyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baiyayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhayayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhujayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buyajai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bayie | 73 | 142 | / |
| Bueyi | 73 | 36 | / |
| Buyie | 73 | 17 | / |
| Buyye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Baeyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buyae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bouyahie | 71 | 10 | / |
| Buyeye | 67 | 1,329 | / |
| Biyaye | 67 | 395 | / |
| Buyoya | 67 | 196 | / |
| Bouyid | 67 | 158 | / |
| Bouyha | 67 | 127 | / |
| Beyaye | 67 | 87 | / |
| Boyajy | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bayiye | 67 | 45 | / |
| Bayaei | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bayaji | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bouyie | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bayoji | 67 | 22 | / |
| Boyaji | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bayaye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boyaye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bayuya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bujeya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bajoyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bajayi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Biyaji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buyeya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bouyis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bujayy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baioyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beyaie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhayie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bajeyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bujoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouyih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buyiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bojayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouyhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuyeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayoyi | 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 Buyayi
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