Giyaya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Giyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Giyaya (9) may also be a first name.

Giyaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giyaya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giyaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Giyaya live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Giyaya is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name in the world, held by 9 people.

Giyaya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Giyaya is most numerous in: Adjumani District, where 33 percent live. Apart from Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Giyaya Last Name Statistics demography

Giyaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.86% less than the national average, earning R 16,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiyaya923/
Iyaya911,030/
Siyaya835,915/
Ziyaya833,622/
Ciyaya83176/
Gaiyya8316/
Yiyaya837/
Goyaya837/
Gayaya836/
Iyahya832/
Iyayah832/
Jiyaya832/
Geyaya832/
Hiyaya831/
Iyayea831/
Chiyaya77115/
Ngayaya7785/
Siyahya7720/
Hiyayat779/
Ngiyayo774/
Ghayaya772/
Gayayat771/
Giyaiah771/
Ngoyaya771/
Ngeyaya771/
Goyayia771/
Gueyaya771/
Cihyaya771/
Tjiyaya771/
Siyayah771/
Eyaya731,839/
Oyaya731,228/
Ayaya731,007/
Aiyya73409/
Iyeya73128/
Iyayo73116/
Iyoya7391/
Uyaya7369/
Iyaja7317/
Aiaya735/
Yoaya732/
Eiyya731/
Geaya731/
Iiaya731/
Gojiyaai713/
N'Goyaya711/
Gajiyaai711/
Gouyahya711/
Hayaya672,532/
Sijaya672,288/
Gayiya671,020/
Sayaya67553/
Gujiya67171/
Cayaya67161/
Gojiya67144/
Soyaya67120/
Ayayia67113/
Gajiya6799/
Egieya6798/
Cuyaya6741/
Haiyya6736/
Siyoya6730/
Geayea6727/
Siyayo6723/
Ayayah6719/
Uyauya6719/
Aihaya6717/
Siyeya6715/
Ijayah6714/
Goyiya6714/
Ayhaya6712/
Uyayay6712/
Zoyaya6711/
Aiyyaj6710/
Gijaja679/
Gayeja679/
Zayaya678/
Ziyayo678/
Geayah678/
Ciyaja677/
Eyayah676/
Aiyyad675/
Gayaja675/
Jiyayo675/
Gajaya674/
Coyaya674/
Jayaya674/
Ayayat674/
Ayayas673/
Ayayay673/
Aiyyaz673/
Ogieya673/
Eyahya673/
Aiyyat672/
Uyahya672/
Ajiyaa672/
Zaiyya672/
Joiyya672/
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Iiayas672/
Seyaya672/
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Caiaya672/
Ouiaya671/
Chiyayath671/
Ayayad671/
Ayayau671/
Gayajo671/
Giyoyo671/
Giaeia671/
Gujaya671/
Uyhaya671/
Gaiyea671/
Yeayia671/
Ouyaya671/
Oyahya671/
Ayayha671/
Yyahya671/
Ijiaya671/
Iyajaz671/
Ihiaya671/
Iejaya671/
Jeyaya671/
Heiaya671/
Joiaya671/
Jiyaja671/
Ziyeya671/
Gueaya671/
Gijayo671/
Ahyaya671/
Aiayaz671/
Oiyoya671/
Ijayia671/
Ayayaa671/
Yiyeya671/
Oyayah671/

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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 Giyaya
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