Koiye Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Koiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 183 | 1:289,298 | 22,476 |
| Papua New Guinea | 76 | 1:107,286 | 14,507 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Koiye (35) may also be a first name.
Koiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻱ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Koiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Koiye is the 973,426th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Koiye is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Koiye reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Koiye is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 35 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 289,298. In Tanzania Koiye is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻱ | akwy | - |
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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 Koiye
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