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

Dzaya (Russian: Дзая) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dzaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Dzaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dzaya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 88 percent live, Kwale County, where 5 percent live and Makueni County, where 5 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

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
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  • 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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