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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kooyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Kooyi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kooyi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 92 percent live, Mbale District, where 3 percent live and Kampala District, where 2 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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