Kiyayi Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kiyayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiyayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3971:98,3369,925
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kiyayi (52) may also be a first name.

Kiyayi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kiyayi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kiyayi occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 643,972nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name Kiyayi is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiyayi reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiyayi is also the 1,381,723rd most common given name at a global level It is held by 52 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 98,336. In Uganda Kiyayi is mostly found in: Pallisa District, where 49 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 19 percent are found and Budaka District, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Kiyayi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kiyayi
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