Kuyah Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kuyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia941:313,76817,074
Kenya311:1,489,67435,719
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Kuyah (54) may also be a first name.

Kuyah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kuyah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kuyah has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuyah? popularity and diffusion

Kuyah is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Kuyah live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 54 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 313,768. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 91 percent reside, Johor, where 4 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Kuyah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kuyah surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuyath9194/
Kouyah913/
Kuya899,107/
Kuyh895/
Kouya806,369/
Kayah801,301/
Koyah80857/
Kiyah80552/
Kuuya80256/
Kuych8073/
Keyah8061/
Kujah8060/
Kuiah8050/
Kuysh8017/
Kuyeh8013/
Kuyoh8010/
Khuya809/
Kuyaa804/
Kuoya804/
Kuhya802/
Keuah801/
Kyiah801/
Kuyhe801/
Kkuya801/
Kuyho801/
Cuyah800/
Kuy7532,511/
Khouya736,528/
Kujath731,193/
Koujah73244/
Khayah73211/
Kujach73179/
Kuyoth7381/
Kuyaya7369/
Khoyah7345/
Khujah7327/
Kouyeh7325/
Kuyova7320/
Kouysh7319/
Kouyap7311/
Kuyeth7310/
Cauyah739/
Khiyah736/
Kiyath736/
Kieyah734/
Koyach733/
Koyadh733/
Kayach733/
Kujaya733/
Kuyieh733/
Kauyat732/
Kuyoch732/
Kuiach731/
Kujaph731/
Cuyach731/
Kooyah731/
Kuiaya731/
Kahyah731/
Kuyowa731/
Kcoyah731/
Quyyah731/
Kaya67888,082/
Keya6781,275/
Kiya6768,857/
Koya6753,610/
Cuya6716,107/
Keah679,761/
Kuye677,350/
Kouy676,085/
Kouh673,981/
Khuy672,961/
Kuyo672,158/
Kuyi671,906/
Kahu671,390/
Kuja671,379/
Khoujah67402/
Kuia67339/
Kaih67102/
Kauh67100/
Keuh6792/
Hkuy6769/
Kuyp6766/
Kahy6757/
Koyh6757/
Kuoy6748/
Kyia6745/
Keua6736/
Kuľa6734/
Kyoa6733/
Khoyhah6727/
Kuňa6721/
Kujasch6717/
Kajh6713/
Keuy6712/
Kuih6712/
Khuyova676/
Kuoa675/
Kouyass674/
Kuiy673/
Kyja673/
Kouyatt672/
Kuyhaus672/
Kuđa672/
Kyya672/
Khayaha672/
K'Ouyat671/
Kouyeth671/
Quioyah671/
Khiyaph671/
Kouyoch671/
Kujy671/
Ku'a671/
Ku'y671/
Cauyach671/
Cauyaph671/
Keeyath671/
Kahj671/
Kuhy671/
Gkuy671/

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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 Kuyah
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