Kakayi Surname
Approximately 19,609 people bear this surname
Kakayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 18,787 | 1:2,078 | 326 |
| Iran | 379 | 1:202,592 | 16,293 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Kenya | 150 | 1:307,866 | 19,317 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kakayi (70) may also be a first name.
Kakayi Demographics
Kakayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kakayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakayi (Marathi: ककयी, Oriya: କକୟୀ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kakayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kakayi is the 27,421st most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 371,643 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kakayi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 70 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 18,787 people, or 1 in 2,078. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 37 percent live, Mbale District, where 28 percent live and Bududa District, where 6 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Kakayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kakayi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 66.85% less than the national average, earning R 78,780 per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kakayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kakayi in the Oriya language | ||
| କକୟୀ | kakayi | - |
| Kakayi in the Marathi language | ||
| ककयी | kakayi | - |
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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 Kakayi
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