Kayu Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kayu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3111:66,7828,434
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
Papua New Guinea1341:60,8497,857
Japan971:1,317,98222,938
India741:10,365,748197,751
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Kayu (Hindi: कायु, Marathi: कायु, Oriya: କାୟୁ, Russian: Каю) occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant: Kayú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 350,471st most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. The last name Kayu is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Kayu are found; 36 percent are found in Central Africa and 35 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 151,602nd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 2,397 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 66,782. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Kayu occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Kayu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kayu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kayu last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayú921/
Kayou891,450/
Kayuh8989/
Khayu8924/
Kayuo892/
Kahyu891/
Kkayu891/
Kayhu891/
Kay86311,583/
Kau8621,470/
Kayouh80307/
Khayou80192/
Khayut8059/
Kahayu8017/
Kayoud8013/
Kayuth805/
Kayush802/
Kahyup801/
Khayud801/
Kaya75888,082/
Kaye7538,998/
Kayi7513,491/
Kayo759,870/
Khau755,974/
Khay755,422/
Kaju752,168/
Kahu751,390/
Cayu751,119/
Kaue75656/
Keyu75490/
Kauß75216/
Kaay75203/
Kajy75154/
Kauh75100/
Kaiu7596/
Kauu7561/
Kahy7557/
Kayj7525/
Kgau7524/
Kayß7520/
Kaiy7519/
Kauê7517/
Kayy7512/
Gkay7511/
Ckay759/
Kauč755/
Qayu753/
Kqay753/
Kkay752/
Hkay752/
Kcau752/
Kqau752/
Kayê751/
Hkau751/
Kauś751/
Kayé751/
Kkau751/
Gkau751/
Kgay751/
Khayout732/
Kayoush731/
Kayouth731/
Kaaya6722,011/
Kahya6720,792/
Kayış679,959/
Khaya675,394/
Hkayh674,424/
Kayij673,759/
Kayee671,953/
Kahiu671,532/
Kayah671,301/
Khaye671,096/
Kayeh671,066/
Khayo671,052/
Kaiyo67691/
Kayoo67552/
Khaju67457/
Kajiy67328/
Kayaa67302/
Kahye67199/
Kautt67197/
Kaucz67194/
Kayoh67183/
Cayou67174/
Kahyo67167/
Hkaya67128/
Cayau67119/
Kahuh67108/
Kaayi67105/
Kayha6799/
Kahey6792/
Khajy6789/
Keyou6777/
Kaaye6766/
Kayhi6758/
Kault6757/
Kaiou6756/
Kkaya6755/
Kayağ6755/
Khaue6747/
Kayyi6743/
Kaheu6740/
Cayut6738/
Kaahu6737/
Cahyu6736/
Kgaye6736/
Kajuh6736/
Kahju6736/
Kaiup6734/
Kauhs6733/
Kgaue6732/
Kayii6731/
Kauyo6730/
Kauee6729/
Kahay6726/
Kahyi6726/
Kayhe6724/
Kajou6723/
Kayhs6722/
Kayie6721/
Kauie6720/
Kaudz6719/
Keaua6718/
Kajup6718/
Cayus6716/
Kayio6716/
Kayaç6714/
Kaihu6712/
Kahau679/
Kaudt679/
Kayje678/
Kaysø677/
Cayup677/
Kaaju676/
Qayou676/
Khahy676/
Kajyi675/
Koaya674/
Kkaye674/
Kayih674/
Kayaï674/
Kckay673/
Khahu673/
Kaušs673/
Kkayi673/
Kqayi673/
Kayiş672/
Khauu672/
Kajuo672/
Kahhu672/
Kahiy672/
Kaiuo672/
Qayuh672/
Kauds671/
Kaued671/
Koyuo671/
Kajuu671/
Khaay671/
Keyuh671/
Kaujo671/
Kayyo671/
Kayho671/
Khayouch671/
Qayau671/
Gkaye671/
D'Kay671/
Ckaya671/
Cayud671/
Kgayi671/
Kkayo671/
Qkaut671/
Ggkau671/
Kahhy671/
Kqaut671/
Hhkay671/
Khgay671/
Kayhy671/
Kaytp671/
Kaupf670/

Kayu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kayu in the Oriya language
କାୟୁkayu85.71
କାୟୂkayu9.52
କୟୁkayu4.76
Kayu in the Marathi language
कायुkayu37.84
कायूkayu32.43
कयुkayu21.62
कयूkayu8.11
Kayu in the Hindi language
कायुkayu35.71
कायूkayu21.43
कयूkayu21.43
कयुkayu21.43
Kayu in the Russian language
Каюkau-

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Footnotes

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  • 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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