Eboyi Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Eboyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eboyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2251:205,24414,810
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eboyi (51) may also be a first name.

Eboyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eboyi is most common in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eboyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eboyi is the 680,882nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Eboyi live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 51 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 205,244. In Kenya Eboyi is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 54 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 22 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent reside. Besides Kenya Eboyi occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Eboyi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eboyie916/
Ebouyi914/
Eboyit913/
Jeboyi913/
Eboy89487/
Eboi89468/
Jesboyi831/
Iboyi803,776/
Eboya80466/
Eboye80319/
Geboy80219/
Ebayi80208/
Eboji80198/
Ebeyi8086/
Eboyo8053/
Yeboi8053/
Ebiyi8040/
Ebyia809/
Jeboy808/
Jeboi807/
Eboii803/
Geboi802/
Ebouy802/
Eboih802/
Eboid801/
Eeboy801/
Aeboy801/
Etboi801/
Eboia801/
Esboi801/
Ebyie801/
Ejboy801/
Hoboyi73593/
Ebojie73398/
Ijeboi73262/
Giboyi7389/
Ebogie7383/
Esbayi7382/
Ebouya7319/
Jeeboy7312/
Aboyih7311/
Aeboye7310/
Ajboyi735/
Ebeyih734/
Ebowie734/
Oboyie734/
Aboyie734/
Jebeyi734/
Ebhoye733/
Eboyah733/
Ebioyo733/
Ebuoye733/
Eboihi733/
Jiboyi733/
Ebeyie732/
Hiboyi732/
Jeboia731/
Ebayih731/
Ebeyhi731/
Ebeyid731/
Geeboy731/
Jebayi731/
Geboye731/
Ebioya731/
Obuoyi731/
Eabioy731/
Eboije731/
Oboiyi731/
Hebhoi731/
Oebeyi731/
Geyboy731/
Aboyii731/
Ebouji731/
Eboyep731/
Ebyieh731/
Ebyoyo731/
Ioboyi731/
Iboyit731/
Jebuyi731/
Jieboi731/
Ebehyi731/
Ebeiyi731/
Ebei676,515/
Aboy676,484/
Ebai676,185/
Iboy676,180/
Iboi673,294/
Aboi673,166/
Eboa673,096/
Ebie672,726/
Oboi672,672/
Ebuy671,776/
Ebou671,728/
Evoy671,408/
Ebey671,380/
Ebay67813/
Oboy67724/
Ebhojie67525/
Eboe67366/
Hesbois67273/
Ebui6791/
Evoi6761/
Ebye6751/
Ebhogie6742/
Jebouji6728/
Ebéy6715/
Gibboyi6714/
Yboy673/
Ebhohie673/
Eboj673/
Jboy672/
Eabioye672/
Jibhoyi672/
Hiebouy671/
Ebeyitt671/
Ebheyhi671/
Ehbojie671/
Yebouye671/
Ebouyep671/
Ebèy671/
Ijieboi671/
Hebouia671/
Ebojieh671/
Ebhoije671/
Ajboiyi671/
Jboi671/

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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 Eboyi
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