Kayuyu Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kayuyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayuyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6151:75,0897,013
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Kayuyu (147) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayuuyu921/
Kauyu9151/
Kayayu83215/
Kayoyu8383/
Kayiyu8330/
Kuyuyu834/
Koyuyu834/
Kayeyu832/
Kayuju832/
Kayeeyu7713/
Kauju73296/
Kouyu731/
Kajuju676,919/
Kiyayu6755/
Kayieu6731/
Kajiyu6716/
Kaujju6714/
Kuyeju6710/
Kayiju673/
Keyayu671/
Kaeoyu671/
Kayoiu671/
Kauhiu671/
Keuyou671/
Kuyaju671/
Keayou671/
Kaweyu671/
Kuyayu671/
Khauju671/
Kaujud671/
Kayaju671/

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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
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