Kayuyu Surname
Approximately 744 people bear this surname
Kayuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 615 | 1:75,089 | 7,013 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Kayuyu (147) may also be a first name.
Kayuyu Demographics
Kayuyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kayuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kayuyu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayuyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kayuyu is the 455,289th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. The surname Kayuyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayuyu are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 147 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 615 people, or 1 in 75,089. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Meru County, where 99 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Kayuyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayuuyu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kauyu | 91 | 51 | / |
| Kayayu | 83 | 215 | / |
| Kayoyu | 83 | 83 | / |
| Kayiyu | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kuyuyu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Koyuyu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kayeyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kayuju | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kayeeyu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kauju | 73 | 296 | / |
| Kouyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajuju | 67 | 6,919 | / |
| Kiyayu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kayieu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kajiyu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kaujju | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kuyeju | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kayiju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keyayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaeoyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauhiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuyaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keayou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaweyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuyayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khauju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaujud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayaju | 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 Kayuyu
- 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