Gyei Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Gyei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Gyei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gyei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gyei is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gyei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Gyei reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Gyei is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,406,437. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 41 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 18 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyeih | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hőgyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dyei | 75 | 35 | / |
| Gyoi | 75 | 26 | / |
| Gyói | 75 | 25 | / |
| Gyee | 75 | 18 | / |
| Gyai | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gyia | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dgei | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gyeh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gyey | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gyie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tgye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyoji | 67 | 634 | / |
| Hőgye | 67 | 404 | / |
| Dyeyi | 67 | 88 | / |
| Dyeij | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tőgye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gyayi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gyeye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gyuio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dyeis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gyaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gyiyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyijj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgyai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyeit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyejo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gyei
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