Dzaya Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dzaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Dzaya (41) may also be a first name.

Dzaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dzaya (Russian: Дзая) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzaya? popularity and diffusion

Dzaya is the 1,775,494th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dzaya are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 88 percent are found, Kwale County, where 5 percent are found and Makueni County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzauya91106/
Dzhaya915/
Zaya8917,375/
Dzay89280/
Dzaa891/
Dzahaya831/
Dzoyaya831/
Dzuya802,873/
Zayaa80348/
Czaya80308/
Dziya80231/
Dzaja80160/
Dzayi80149/
Dzeya8058/
Dzayo8050/
Zayah8036/
Zahya8036/
Dzaye8032/
Dzaha8024/
Zhaya8023/
Dzaiy8010/
Zayha809/
Dzhay805/
Dzoya802/
Zzaya801/
Dcaya801/
Dsaya801/
Zay7513,392/
Dza75154/
Dzy753/
Dzhaha7356/
Dzayee7341/
Dzsaja7329/
Zahaya7326/
Dzhoya738/
Dzheya735/
Dzhiya735/
Dzhauy731/
Czayas731/
Caya6717,421/
Zeya6710,663/
Zaia673,043/
Zoya673,025/
Ziya672,971/
Tzay672,226/
Dzys671,123/
Zahy671,084/
Dzha67660/
Zaye67592/
Dzai67539/
Zuya67322/
Zayo67247/
Çaya67212/
Zaai6751/
Dzyz6748/
Dzhy6730/
Dzau6723/
Dzoy6721/
Dzey6721/
Zayu6717/
Dzea6714/
Dsay673/
Dsaa673/
Zhay673/
Dzoa673/
Zaay672/
Dzae672/
Dzjy672/
Dcaa672/
Dzuy671/
Dzaj671/
Dzyo671/
Tzahaya671/
Zaïy671/
Dxay671/
Dzzy671/
Dzyd671/

Dzaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dzaya in the Russian language
Дзаяdzaa-

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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 Dzaya
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