Kooyi Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Kooyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kooyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kooyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kooyi is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kooyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kooyi? popularity and diffusion
Kooyi is the 2,436,415th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kooyi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Kooyi is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda Kooyi is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 92 percent reside, Mbale District, where 3 percent reside and Kampala District, where 2 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koyi | 89 | 7,439 | / |
| Kooy | 89 | 3,153 | / |
| Kooij | 80 | 4,583 | / |
| Koyie | 80 | 437 | / |
| Koyyi | 80 | 140 | / |
| Koyio | 80 | 58 | / |
| Kooya | 80 | 44 | / |
| Koohy | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kooyo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kooye | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kooia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kgoyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kyoyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kooji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kooie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qooyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kioyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kooii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koyiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cooyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kcoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koojy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kooys | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kyi | 75 | 130,849 | / |
| Koo | 75 | 33,433 | / |
| Koi | 75 | 23,049 | / |
| Koy | 75 | 18,752 | / |
| Khouyi | 73 | 1,512 | / |
| Koyich | 73 | 82 | / |
| Khoiyi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Khoyis | 73 | 19 | / |
| Koyish | 73 | 15 | / |
| Koyioh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kgooya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khooie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khoyhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkuoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoyid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koojie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koya | 67 | 53,610 | / |
| Khoo | 67 | 47,960 | / |
| Kojo | 67 | 44,148 | / |
| Koji | 67 | 23,014 | / |
| Kayi | 67 | 13,491 | / |
| Koyo | 67 | 10,148 | / |
| Khoi | 67 | 9,337 | / |
| Koye | 67 | 8,561 | / |
| Kouy | 67 | 6,085 | / |
| Keyi | 67 | 2,610 | / |
| Kuyi | 67 | 1,906 | / |
| Khoy | 67 | 1,701 | / |
| Koie | 67 | 1,356 | / |
| Qoyi | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Kiyi | 67 | 704 | / |
| Koia | 67 | 658 | / |
| Koyš | 67 | 266 | / |
| Koiš | 67 | 265 | / |
| Koii | 67 | 103 | / |
| Coyi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kohy | 67 | 63 | / |
| Koyh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Koij | 67 | 54 | / |
| Koih | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kuoy | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kyia | 67 | 45 | / |
| Koio | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kyio | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kooß | 67 | 30 | / |
| Koyy | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hkoy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cooy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kioy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kyie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kojy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kooa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kooj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kooe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koyé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ckoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kooš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kkoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kqyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kcoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koiś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khooyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgoi | 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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- 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 Kooyi
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