Kuyu Surname

177,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kuyu Surname User-submission:

The Kuyu surname is of Turkish origin, meaning 'water well'.

Kuyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,5501:50,2074,973
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Tanzania421:1,260,51546,631
Peru411:775,22317,111
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Norway91:571,36544,190
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Kuyu (312) may also be a first name.

Kuyu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kuyu surname is of Turkish origin, meaning 'water well'.

- ecrinkuyu

Kuyu Last Name Facts

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

Kuyu (Marathi: कुयु, Oriya: କୁୟୁ) is most common in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 177,945th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,033,949 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Kuyu reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 49 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kuyu is also the 497,456th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 312 people.

The last name Kuyu is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,550 people, or 1 in 50,207. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Tekirdag Province, where 8 percent live and Bingol Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Kuyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kuyu earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.38% less than the national average, earning 251,315 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kuyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuyu in the Oriya language
କୁୟୁkuyu-
Kuyu in the Marathi language
कुयुkuyu-

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