View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Koye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Koye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻱ, Marathi: कोये, Russian: Койэ) occurs most in Chad. It can be found as a variant: Koyé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Koye is the 58,953^rd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 851,249 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Koye reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Koye is also the 86,106^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 5,953 people.

The last name Koye is most frequently used in Chad, where it is held by 5,199 people, or 1 in 2,614. Outside of Chad Koye occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 26 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Koye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Koye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koye last name expanded 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Koye surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

Koye earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.83% more than the national average, earning $67,670 USD per year.