Kaiyu Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kaiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2101:219,90415,632
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaiyu (1,805) may also be a first name.

Kaiyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaiyu (Hindi: कैयू, Marathi: कैयु) occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaiyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 942,947th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name Kaiyu is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kaiyu are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 179,815th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 1,805 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 219,904. In Kenya Kaiyu is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 90 percent live, Machakos County, where 4 percent live and Makueni County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Kaiyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kaiyu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiyou9127/
Kaiyue9115/
Kaiyuy911/
Kaiyush831/
Khaiyou831/
Kaiyaou831/
Kayou801,450/
Kayeu80526/
Kayau80151/
Caiyu80149/
Kiyau80138/
Kiyou8074/
Kaiau8070/
Kajiu8067/
Keiyu8062/
Kaiju8040/
Kayiu8032/
Koiyu8025/
Kagiu8011/
Kayyu804/
Kaiiu803/
Kiyeu802/
Kaayu801/
Kuiyu801/
Kyu7524,119/
Kiu753,784/
Kajiou73411/
Khaiju73337/
Kayouh73307/
Kahiou73288/
Khayou73192/
Kayoua73165/
Caiyou73107/
Kaihau73104/
Kayaou7393/
Kiyaou7342/
Kayihu7341/
Kayieu7331/
Kayahu7330/
Kaihou7321/
Kayehu7321/
Kayoud7313/
Kayyou7313/
Kagiau739/
Kaiuhu734/
Kahiju734/
Kajihu734/
Kiyaut734/
Kieyou734/
Kaajiu734/
Kayiju733/
Caiyue733/
Koiyou733/
Kaiaua732/
Kayeux732/
Kuiyou732/
Keiyua732/
Kuiyue732/
Kayiou731/
Kayuhu731/
Kayyup731/
Kayyuz731/
Kkayyu731/
Kaayou731/
Kahyou731/
Kaïyou731/
Kauhiu731/
Kaiouh731/
Kajieu731/
Kagieu731/
Kiyoui731/
Kiyouj731/
Gkaiou731/
Kiyout731/
Kaieua731/
Kayiuh731/
Kahiau731/
Kieu67118,612/
Kaou673,095/
Koyu672,851/
Kuyu672,402/
Kihu67979/
Keyu67490/
Kiju67381/
Khiu67264/
Kiou67102/
Kyuy6763/
Kițu6731/
Khyu6730/
Keiu6726/
Kyua6722/
Khaihau6721/
Kaau6720/
Kiue6717/
Koiu6716/
Kyuz6713/
Kiuh6712/
Kyou6711/
Kaaious679/
Kiuu678/
Kjiu676/
Kiuy675/
Kyuh674/
Kyue673/
Kahyous673/
Kaiouch672/
Khayyou672/
Qkiu672/
Kuiu672/
Khayout672/
Kyux672/
Khayyua671/
Khayyuh671/
Khajiju671/
Khaiouz671/
Kaihaou671/
Kajioui671/
Kahaiou671/
Kahayou671/
Kiuş671/
Kiyeheu671/
Ka'u671/
Kahijou671/
Kayoush671/
Kahiuhu671/
Qkyu671/
Quaiyue671/
Kyud671/
Gkyu671/
Kiuj671/
Kkyu671/
Kjau671/
Kgiu671/
Kayouth671/
Kayauts670/

Kaiyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaiyu in the Hindi language
कैयूkaiyu-
Kaiyu in the Marathi language
कैयुkaiyu-

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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 Kaiyu
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