Kooyo Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kooyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kooyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kooyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kooyo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kooyo? popularity and diffusion
Kooyo is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kooyo reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 27 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 9 percent reside and Kaliro District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda Kooyo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koyo | 89 | 10,148 | / |
| Kooy | 89 | 3,153 | / |
| Kouyo | 80 | 2,357 | / |
| Kohyo | 80 | 663 | / |
| Koojo | 80 | 566 | / |
| Khoyo | 80 | 343 | / |
| Koyoh | 80 | 250 | / |
| Koiyo | 80 | 145 | / |
| Kyoyo | 80 | 69 | / |
| Kooyi | 80 | 62 | / |
| Kooya | 80 | 44 | / |
| Koohy | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kioyo | 80 | 33 | / |
| Koyoo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kojoo | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kooye | 80 | 11 | / |
| Cooyo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kcoyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Koyyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kohoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Koojy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kojyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kooey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuoyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kooys | 80 | 0 | / |
| Koy | 75 | 18,752 | / |
| Kooyip | 73 | 38 | / |
| Koyowa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Khouyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kgooya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kouyos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gkoyoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kooyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyopp | 73 | 1 | / |
| K'Oyoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouyoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ckooey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koya | 67 | 53,610 | / |
| Kojo | 67 | 44,148 | / |
| Koay | 67 | 10,158 | / |
| Kayo | 67 | 9,870 | / |
| Koye | 67 | 8,561 | / |
| Koyi | 67 | 7,439 | / |
| Kouy | 67 | 6,085 | / |
| Kooi | 67 | 3,915 | / |
| Kuyo | 67 | 2,158 | / |
| Khoy | 67 | 1,701 | / |
| Kiyo | 67 | 1,580 | / |
| Coyo | 67 | 1,349 | / |
| Kaoy | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Koey | 67 | 697 | / |
| Keyo | 67 | 438 | / |
| Koyš | 67 | 266 | / |
| Qoyo | 67 | 257 | / |
| Kohy | 67 | 63 | / |
| Koyh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kuoy | 67 | 48 | / |
| Koio | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kyoa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Koyy | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hkoy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cooy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kioy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kojy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kooa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kooj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kooe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koyé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ckoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khoyouj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouyoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khooyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Oyooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqoy | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kooyo
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