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 in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kooyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kooyi is the 2,436,415th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Kooyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kooyi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 650,655. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 92 percent reside, Mbale District, where 3 percent reside and Kampala District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Kooyi is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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