Kuyai Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kuyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kuyai (53) may also be a first name.

Kuyai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuyai is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kuyai.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuyai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Kuyai reside; 62 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kuyai is also the 1,366,219th most common forename on earth, borne by 53 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Hela, where 90 percent are found, National Capital District, where 6 percent are found and East Sepik, where 4 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 34 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouyahi831/
Kuyaish831/
Kiyai806,624/
Kouai802,650/
Kayai80421/
Koyai80147/
Keyai8079/
Kauai8078/
Kujai8056/
Kuiai8053/
Kuyei8042/
Kuyja8032/
Kuiyi8030/
Kuyoi8012/
Kuyay807/
Kuyae806/
Kuyaa804/
Kuyui803/
Keuai802/
Kuyie802/
Kueai802/
Khouyi731,512/
Kouaya73207/
Kayaie7376/
Kayahi7337/
Khayai7333/
Kiyaei7325/
Khoyai7323/
Kahyai7320/
Kouaid7313/
Cauyai7313/
Khouai7311/
Kooyai739/
Koujai739/
Kouyis737/
Kuuiai735/
Khuyoi734/
Kuyieh733/
Kayjai733/
Khuyaj733/
Koyait732/
Khiyai732/
Kayait732/
Kayaid731/
Khyoai731/
Khujai731/
Kuyhae731/
Khauyi731/
Kuyiet731/
Kuyier731/
Kiyaii731/
Kiyaie731/
Keuyie731/
Kauhai731/
Kiyaai731/
Kuyuih731/
Kouyei731/
Kuihai731/
Kauais731/
Kyei6743,270/
Koua6736,051/
Kuye677,350/
Koui677,088/
Kouy676,085/
Kaua67893/
Keai67488/
Kuei67478/
Kauy67376/
Kaui67317/
Kaie67295/
Kuie67199/
Kuey67186/
Kaei67168/
Keua6736/
Kouahie6713/
Keuy6712/
Kouaich6710/
Kouaiss679/
Kayhahi679/
Cauyais679/
Keui678/
Keuaaid674/
Kahyaei674/
Cauyaai673/
Khauhai671/
Kayjjai671/
Khouyyi671/
Kajouai671/
Khoyahi671/
Kuyaaya671/
Kujjaya671/
Cauyait671/
Kahyaii671/
Kahyayi671/
Khouaia671/
Kayahai671/
Khayahi671/

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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 Kuyai
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