Kiyaya Surname
Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname
Kiyaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 723 | 1:73,225 | 7,633 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kiyaya (114) may also be a first name.
Kiyaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiyaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiyaya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kiyaya is the 347,978th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,940,520 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiyaya reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiyaya is also the 877,214th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 114 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 73,225. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 49 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 34 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 15 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Kiyaya occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyayaou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kayaya | 83 | 16,292 | / |
| Kiyoya | 83 | 605 | / |
| Koyaya | 83 | 205 | / |
| Kiyeya | 83 | 200 | / |
| Ciyaya | 83 | 176 | / |
| Kiyaja | 83 | 104 | / |
| Kuyaya | 83 | 69 | / |
| Kiyayo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kaiyya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Koiyya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kuiaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuiyya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouyaya | 77 | 582 | / |
| Chiyaya | 77 | 115 | / |
| Kiejaya | 77 | 64 | / |
| Khayaya | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kayayap | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaiyyaj | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiyoyas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khoiyya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kuyaaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiyajaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cihyaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gciyaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaiyya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keyayas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaiyyap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaihaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayayaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuyayah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kieya | 73 | 1,273 | / |
| Keaya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kahyahya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Khayayah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Khaiyyad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaihayah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kojiya | 67 | 1,833 | / |
| Kajiya | 67 | 1,272 | / |
| Kayiya | 67 | 418 | / |
| Kehaya | 67 | 278 | / |
| Kiyoyo | 67 | 209 | / |
| Cayaya | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kujiya | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kayaja | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kiyeja | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kejiya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Khieya | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kuyiya | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kajaya | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kaiyea | 67 | 45 | / |
| Cuyaya | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kejaya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kayeja | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kayayo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Koyiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Koiyea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ciyaja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keyiya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keuiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kojaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kayoja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Coyaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiyoja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaiiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kayuja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kujaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keeyaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caiaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keiiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyhayias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuyayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keiyia | 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
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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 Kiyaya
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