Kayayu Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Kayayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 129 | 1:18,678 | 3,302 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Kayayu (37) may also be a first name.
Kayayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kayayu occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayayu? popularity and diffusion
Kayayu is the 1,125,333rd most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayayu reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name globally, held by 37 people.
The surname Kayayu is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 18,678. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Kavango West Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Namibia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayuyu | 83 | 744 | / |
| Kayoyu | 83 | 83 | / |
| Kiyayu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kayiyu | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kayeyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keyayu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuyayu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kayaju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khaiyyu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kayeeyu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kuyaiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiyayou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khayaju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayuuyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kauyu | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kayajuis | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kuyaaiyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiyayaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuyayus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayieu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kajiyu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kajaju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kayiju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kayuju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaeoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cajayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiyaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuyaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keayou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaweyu | 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
- 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 Kayayu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis