Kayiah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kayiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kayiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kayiah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayiah? popularity and diffusion
Kayiah is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kayiah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayiah live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Kayiah is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent are found, Margibi County, where 33 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Kayiah
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