Jayu Surname

331,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jayu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0451:169,51510,508
India471:16,320,540259,912
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Jayu (1,649) may also be a first name.

Jayu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayu (Hindi: जयू, Marathi: जयु, Oriya: ଜାୟୁ, Tibetan: རྒྱ་གཡུལ་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 331,076th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,518,377 people. The surname Jayu is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Jayu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jayu is also the 189,765th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,649 people.

The surname Jayu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,045 people, or 1 in 169,515. In Nigeria Jayu is most common in: Adamawa, where 70 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found and Katsina, where 4 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and Peru, where 1 percent are found.

Jayu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayus89628/
Jiayu89550/
Jayou8960/
Jayau8943/
Djayu8924/
Jayud8915/
Jayut896/
Jayup896/
Jhayu892/
Jahyu891/
Jayuo891/
Jay8655,828/
Jau866,907/
Djayou80424/
Djayus80119/
Jayout8014/
Jayudt809/
Jiayue806/
Jayoud804/
Jayous803/
Jayhut801/
Jayush801/
Jisayu801/
Jayutt801/
Jyahyu801/
Jaya75197,456/
Djau7513,528/
Jaju7510,088/
Jayo755,608/
Jaye754,846/
Hayu753,893/
Jaud753,139/
Sayu752,356/
Yayu751,318/
Cayu751,119/
Jayi75976/
Jays75782/
Tjau75650/
Jaus75624/
Jauß75575/
Ijau75574/
Jayd75470/
Jahu75434/
Tjay75287/
Jaut75281/
Jauh75202/
Jaup75122/
Jaux75112/
Jahy7599/
Djay7581/
Jhau7573/
Jauz7543/
Ijay7535/
Jaiu7527/
Jaiy7525/
Zayu7517/
Jayé7517/
Jaue7515/
Jiay7512/
Jhay7511/
Jauy7510/
Jaay7510/
Jayy759/
Jayz759/
Jayt755/
Jajy755/
Iayu755/
Jayj754/
Jauu754/
Jayh753/
Jeyu753/
Hjau753/
Eayu752/
Jayp752/
Jjay752/
Jgay751/
Hjay751/
Jayè751/
Zjau751/
Jgau751/
Jjau751/
Jyay751/
Jyuj751/
Jayoush7311/
Jayhous732/
Ejgayhu731/
Jayouch731/
Jitayut731/
Jayad6739,837/
Jauch676,529/
Jayed675,481/
Ejaya675,253/
Jayes675,184/
Djaya673,890/
Jayah673,366/
Ijaya672,051/
Jayet671,837/
Djaye671,452/
Jauss67767/
Jayas67748/
Joyau67713/
Jault67704/
Hayou67674/
Jayat67645/
Sayuo67564/
Jahiu67509/
Jahya67502/
Etayu67473/
Jayez67399/
Jaysh67374/
Jajou67365/
Zayou67361/
Jautz67347/
Jayid67336/
Jahau67332/
Jiayi67253/
Ijayi67230/
Esayu67189/
Jayee67169/
Jyayi67163/
Hayut67133/
Tjaya67129/
Chayu67124/
Ojhau67116/
Yayuh6798/
Jahay6796/
Djayo6795/
Yayus6791/
Jayos6782/
Yayut6777/
Jhaya6772/
Sahyu6769/
Jayis6768/
Jayot6766/
Djaiu6758/
Yahyu6757/
Jayit6756/
Jauya6756/
Djaud6756/
Jihay6754/
Hayau6752/
Jaust6747/
Ijaye6745/
Jaaye6742/
Jaiut6742/
Jayhi6740/
Ojhay6740/
Jiaju6739/
Jaiyo6737/
Hijau6732/
Jaued6730/
Aijau6730/
Jajuh6728/
Zayud6728/
Jahhu6727/
Zayus6726/
Ujhau6726/
Khayu6724/
Sayuh6723/
Uijay6722/
Jhauj6721/
Yayup6719/
Jayoh6718/
Jayaa6716/
Jyaiy6716/
Jajiy6715/
Hahyu6714/
Jaaju6714/
Djaup6714/
Jhaut6713/
Hayus6713/
Jayie6713/
Hayup6713/
Jayap6712/
Jhaiy6712/
Jjaya6711/
Jayoo6710/
Jaudt6710/
Jahyo679/
Ajjay679/
Jaayi679/
Yayue679/
Jiaya679/
Jaiau679/
Jagiu678/
Jhaju678/
Jyaju678/
Jahye678/
Jiaye678/
Djaju678/
T'Jau678/
Jayeh678/
Jijau677/
Hejau677/
Jaush677/
Yajau677/
Djaus677/
Jaudh676/
Jahiy676/
Aijay676/
Jujau676/
Jaiud676/
Giayu675/
Hjaya675/
D'Jay675/
Hayud675/
Jiaou675/
Isayu674/
Jaius674/
Jhayo674/
Jayho674/
Jajuś674/
Jahyi674/
Ujhay674/
Sayuu674/
Zayuu674/
Jiaue674/
Jayih673/
Itayu673/
Jaues673/
Jyaya673/
Jayod673/
Jtayi673/
Hayuu673/
Jaihu672/
Jhaye672/
Jayha672/
Jaiou672/
Jijay672/
Zayuo672/
Aayou672/
Jajuu672/
Ijayo672/
Jayyo672/
Jayaz672/
Djaiy672/
Jauyo672/
Jtayo672/
Jiahu672/
Jaoue672/
Jyuha671/
Jyuje671/
Jaych671/
Jauez671/
Jaujo671/
Jjaud671/
Jhauh671/
Jiahy671/
Jahey671/
Ijaju671/
Djajy671/
Ayyuj671/
Hayuz671/
Jeyou671/
Aayue671/
Joaya671/
Jahjy671/
Jajup671/
Hijay671/
Jayyi671/
Jayhoush671/
Jauts671/
Jauye671/
Jauep671/
Jauia671/
Jhaus671/
Jhauy671/
Hayuo671/
Jtaiy671/
Jyaye671/
Jyayo671/
Ujjau671/
Yayuz671/
Djauh671/
Djayy671/
Hjayi671/
Aiyua671/
Tjayo671/
Tjaay671/
Eijay671/
Ayyua671/
Jaaay671/
Jeayi671/
Jaueh671/
Jhaay671/
Jyuia671/
Hjajy671/
Hjiay671/
Ayjay670/

Jayu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayu in the Tibetan language
རྒྱ་གཡུལ་gyayul-
Jayu in the Oriya language
ଜାୟୁjayu69.05
ଜୟୁjayu14.29
ଯାୟୁyayu14.29
ଜାଯୁjayu2.38
Jayu in the Marathi language
जयुjayu57.72
जयूjayu38.69
जायुjayu1.9
जयjaya0.85
जायूjayu0.63
Jayu in the Hindi language
जयूjayu50
जयुjayu33.33
जयाुjayau16.67

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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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  • 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 Jayu
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