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
The last name Kayiah occurs most in Liberia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kayiah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayiah? popularity and diffusion
Kayiah is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Kayiah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayiah reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent are found, Margibi County, where 33 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found. Other than Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common 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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