Kiyo Surname

250,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3491:132,32110,872
Niger1971:97,4214,026
Indonesia1851:714,86155,312
Papua New Guinea1561:52,2676,566
Benin1541:67,1148,194
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
Japan1161:1,102,10621,035
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kiyo (289,378) may also be a first name.

Kiyo Last Name Facts

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

Kiyo (Hindi: कियॉ, Russian: Кийо) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 250,894th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,612,371 people. Kiyo is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kiyo live; 24 percent live in West Africa and 14 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kiyo is also the 3,634th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 289,378 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 132,321. In Kenya it is most common in: Isiolo County, where 55 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 24 percent reside and Embu County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Kiyo exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Kiyo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kiyo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kiyo last name expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kiyo surname is predominantly Christian (73%) in Kenya.

Kiyo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.86% less than the national average, earning R 57,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiyo89691/
Keiyo89559/
Kiyoh89225/
Kuiyo89208/
Koiyo89145/
Kioyo8933/
Kiyoe8924/
Khiyo8915/
Kiyoa899/
Kieyo891/
Kiyoy891/
Khaiyo807/
Keiyoh806/
Kiyoyi804/
Kkeiyo801/
Kiya7568,857/
Kiio7512,136/
Koyo7510,148/
Kayo759,870/
Kioi752,458/
Kijo752,193/
Kuyo752,158/
Kaio751,350/
Kiye751,070/
Kiyi75704/
Keio75526/
Kiay75485/
Keyo75438/
Kioa75415/
Kyoi75405/
Kioe75351/
Kiey75194/
Kuio7578/
Ciyo7544/
Koio7544/
Kyio7533/
Kyoa7533/
Keiy7519/
Kaiy7519/
Kioy7512/
Kiyt7511/
Qiyo7510/
Kyoe759/
Koiy758/
Kyjo756/
Kiuy755/
Kuiy753/
Kyoy752/
Kjio751/
Kyoj751/
Kjyo751/
Kjiy751/
Kiyd751/
Kiyh751/
Kihy751/
Kaiho674,966/
Chiyo674,341/
Kohio672,546/
Kyojo672,520/
Kouyo672,357/
Kajio671,821/
Kayou671,450/
Kieya671,273/
Khayo671,052/
Kohyo67663/
Kiyah67552/
Kayoo67552/
Khiya67485/
Kaiye67461/
Kagio67424/
Khoyo67343/
Kajiy67328/
Koiye67266/
Koyoh67250/
Kiyae67227/
Keyho67198/
Kiyee67194/
Kayoh67183/
Kyoya67175/
Kahyo67167/
Kahio67130/
Kihoi6793/
Kigio6793/
Quiyo6792/
Keyou6777/
Khioe6772/
Kieye6771/
Kijjo6771/
Kyoyo6769/
Kijio6767/
Kioji6760/
Koyio6758/
Kaiou6756/
Keayo6750/
Kaiyi6750/
Kheyo6746/
Kuiye6744/
Kioya6739/
Kihio6738/
Kijuo6737/
Koiho6732/
Kauyo6730/
Kuiyi6730/
Koyoo6729/
Kioye6729/
Keiye6724/
Kheio6721/
Kooyo6717/
Kojiy6717/
Keiho6717/
Kayio6716/
Kaioo6716/
Kuiho6715/
Kojio6715/
Kouio6715/
Kioja6714/
Kiohe6713/
Kiyeh6713/
Kiyaç6713/
Kciya6710/
Kuyoh6710/
Kyoji679/
Kaioe678/
Kaioh677/
Kuioh677/
Kijoo677/
Khaio677/
Kejiy676/
Kiojo676/
Kuhio676/
Khijo676/
Kehio676/
Kegio675/
Keiou675/
Kioui675/
Kehyo675/
Kuhiy674/
Keyos674/
Kiioj674/
Kiaiy674/
Kiaay674/
Kihoa674/
Kyoyi674/
Keeyo674/
Kyoye674/
Kijoh674/
Kijay673/
Koyyo673/
Keyoh673/
Kkiya673/
Kihay673/
Kcoyo673/
Kaiyy672/
Kihoy672/
Kahiy672/
Kaiuo672/
Kioyi672/
Koeiy672/
Kiioh672/
Kjioj672/
Kayuo672/
Kieey671/
Keiiy671/
Keaiy671/
Khiye671/
Khyoy671/
Kijiy671/
Kijoi671/
Kijya671/
Kiyez671/
Kohiy671/
Kuyiy671/
Kyhoa671/
Kyoei671/
Kiahy671/
Keioh671/
Kyoje671/
Koyuo671/
Kihey671/
Koyho671/
Keyio671/
Kayyo671/
Kayho671/
Ki'oi671/
Khjio671/
Kihya671/
Kiyii671/
Kiyts671/
Koiyi671/
Kyoaa671/
Kuyoo671/
Caiyo671/
Ciyoh671/
Kuuyo671/
Khiuy671/
Kiaey671/
Kuiyt671/
Kuoyo671/
Kkayo671/
Kiooi671/
Kaiio671/
Kuyho671/
Kyyot671/
Kyojy671/
Gkjio671/
Gkuiy671/
Hkuyo671/
Kojyo671/
Koiuy671/
Khiio671/
Keijy671/

Kiyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiyo in the Hindi language
कियॉkiyo-
Kiyo in the Russian language
Кийоkijo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiyo
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