Kiyayi Surname
Approximately 471 people bear this surname
Kiyayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 397 | 1:98,336 | 9,925 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kiyayi (52) may also be a first name.
Kiyayi Demographics
Kiyayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiyayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiyayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiyayi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiyayi is the 643,972nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. Kiyayi is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiyayi are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kiyayi is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name Kiyayi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 98,336. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 49 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 19 percent reside and Budaka District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Kiyayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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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