Kayu Surname
Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname
Kayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 311 | 1:66,782 | 8,434 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Papua New Guinea | 134 | 1:60,849 | 7,857 |
| Japan | 97 | 1:1,317,982 | 22,938 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Kayú (1) are calculated separately.
Kayu (2,397) may also be a first name.
Kayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kayu (Hindi: कायु, Marathi: कायु, Oriya: କାୟୁ, Russian: Каю) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kayú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kayu is the 350,471st most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Kayu reside; 36 percent reside in Central Africa and 35 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kayu is also the 151,602nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,397 people.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 66,782. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent live and Southwest Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Kayu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kayu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kayu surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayú | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kayou | 89 | 1,450 | / |
| Kayuh | 89 | 89 | / |
| Khayu | 89 | 24 | / |
| Kayuo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kahyu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kkayu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kayhu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kay | 86 | 311,583 | / |
| Kau | 86 | 21,470 | / |
| Kayouh | 80 | 307 | / |
| Khayou | 80 | 192 | / |
| Khayut | 80 | 59 | / |
| Kahayu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kayoud | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kayuth | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kayush | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kahyup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khayud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaya | 75 | 888,082 | / |
| Kaye | 75 | 38,998 | / |
| Kayi | 75 | 13,491 | / |
| Kayo | 75 | 9,870 | / |
| Khau | 75 | 5,974 | / |
| Khay | 75 | 5,422 | / |
| Kaju | 75 | 2,168 | / |
| Kahu | 75 | 1,390 | / |
| Cayu | 75 | 1,119 | / |
| Kaue | 75 | 656 | / |
| Keyu | 75 | 490 | / |
| Kauß | 75 | 216 | / |
| Kaay | 75 | 203 | / |
| Kajy | 75 | 154 | / |
| Kauh | 75 | 100 | / |
| Kaiu | 75 | 96 | / |
| Kauu | 75 | 61 | / |
| Kahy | 75 | 57 | / |
| Kayj | 75 | 25 | / |
| Kgau | 75 | 24 | / |
| Kayß | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kaiy | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kauê | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kayy | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gkay | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ckay | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kauč | 75 | 5 | / |
| Qayu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kqay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kkay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hkay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kcau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kqau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kayê | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kauś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kayé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khayout | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kayoush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kayouth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaaya | 67 | 22,011 | / |
| Kahya | 67 | 20,792 | / |
| Kayış | 67 | 9,959 | / |
| Khaya | 67 | 5,394 | / |
| Hkayh | 67 | 4,424 | / |
| Kayij | 67 | 3,759 | / |
| Kayee | 67 | 1,953 | / |
| Kahiu | 67 | 1,532 | / |
| Kayah | 67 | 1,301 | / |
| Khaye | 67 | 1,096 | / |
| Kayeh | 67 | 1,066 | / |
| Khayo | 67 | 1,052 | / |
| Kaiyo | 67 | 691 | / |
| Kayoo | 67 | 552 | / |
| Khaju | 67 | 457 | / |
| Kajiy | 67 | 328 | / |
| Kayaa | 67 | 302 | / |
| Kahye | 67 | 199 | / |
| Kautt | 67 | 197 | / |
| Kaucz | 67 | 194 | / |
| Kayoh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Cayou | 67 | 174 | / |
| Kahyo | 67 | 167 | / |
| Hkaya | 67 | 128 | / |
| Cayau | 67 | 119 | / |
| Kahuh | 67 | 108 | / |
| Kaayi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kayha | 67 | 99 | / |
| Kahey | 67 | 92 | / |
| Khajy | 67 | 89 | / |
| Keyou | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kaaye | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kayhi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kault | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kaiou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kkaya | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kayağ | 67 | 55 | / |
| Khaue | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kayyi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kaheu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Cayut | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kaahu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Cahyu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kgaye | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kajuh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kahju | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kaiup | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kauhs | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kgaue | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kayii | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kauyo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kauee | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kahay | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kahyi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kayhe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kajou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kayhs | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kayie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kauie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaudz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Keaua | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kajup | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cayus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kayio | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kayaç | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kaihu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kahau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaudt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kayje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaysø | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cayup | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaaju | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qayou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khahy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kajyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kkaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kayih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kayaï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kckay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khahu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaušs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kkayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kqayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kayiş | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khauu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kajuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaiuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qayuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kauds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaujo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Kay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cayud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaytp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaupf | 67 | 0 | / |
Kayu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୟୁ | kayu | 85.71 |
| କାୟୂ | kayu | 9.52 |
| କୟୁ | kayu | 4.76 |
| Kayu in the Marathi language | ||
| कायु | kayu | 37.84 |
| कायू | kayu | 32.43 |
| कयु | kayu | 21.62 |
| कयू | kayu | 8.11 |
| Kayu in the Hindi language | ||
| कायु | kayu | 35.71 |
| कायू | kayu | 21.43 |
| कयू | kayu | 21.43 |
| कयु | kayu | 21.43 |
| Kayu in the Russian language | ||
| Каю | kau | - |
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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
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- 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 Kayu
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