Goyayi Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Benin

Goyayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goyayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
Benin321:322,98825,835
India171:45,121,493474,784

Goyayi (27) may also be a first name.

Goyayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goyayi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goyayi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Goyayi are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held given name globally It is held by 27 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 69 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 7 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 19 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyayi915/
Goyaji83118/
Gayayi8342/
Goyaei8311/
Gojayi838/
Goyaye834/
Oyaiyi831/
Ghayayi778/
Ngayayi774/
Oyeaiyi773/
Ngoyoyi771/
Ghojayi771/
Oyahayi771/
Gouyaie771/
Gheyayi771/
Ayayi732,760/
Oyaye73180/
Oyeyi7383/
Gayie7346/
Ojayi7318/
Goyye7314/
Uyayi7310/
Goyie739/
Oyaji735/
Eyayi734/
Oyaiy733/
Oyoyi732/
Goyae731/
Gayahayi7112/
Gojiyaai713/
Ngouayie712/
Oweiyayi711/
Ghoyajay711/
Gayaji671,271/
Gayeji67129/
Ayayei6758/
Ayayie6758/
Goyeya6721/
Oyagie6713/
Aiyayi679/
Hoyaye679/
Oweyai677/
Hayayi677/
Ooyaye674/
Gojaji673/
Gayaye673/
Oyieyi672/
Gujayi672/
Ngeayi672/
Goyoya672/
Huyayi671/
Goyeia671/
Gajayi671/
Oyajit671/
Goweya671/
Oujayi671/
Ouaayi671/
Gayiee671/
Oyeiyi671/
Gauyio671/
Ayaeyi671/
Goeeay671/
Giyaji671/
Ouyaye671/
Yiyayi671/
Gayiei671/

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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 Goyayi
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