Luyai Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Luyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2221:208,01814,946
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Luyai (11) may also be a first name.

Luyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luyai occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luyai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,079,669th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Luyai occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Luyai are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Luyai is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 208,018. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 45 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Luyai Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louai80538/
Liyai80380/
Loyai80240/
Leyai80114/
Layai8050/
Lauai8045/
Leuai8012/
Luiyi807/
Luyaa805/
Lujai803/
Lueai801/
Luoyea7344/
Lahuai7341/
Lugiai7338/
Louyoi7334/
Loueyi7322/
Leyahi7321/
Layait7320/
Louyei7318/
Louaya735/
Leujai735/
Luyija735/
Louaid734/
Louais734/
Lauait733/
Leuais733/
Louyis732/
Luyjie731/
Luyaye731/
Liyaid731/
Layaip731/
Leuaai731/
Leyait731/
Layahi731/
Loujai731/
Liyahi731/
Loua6799,101/
Leua672,650/
Loui67971/
Luey67876/
Laua67632/
Laie67441/
Luye67370/
Louy67332/
Laui67100/
Luie6798/
Leui6792/
Luei6762/
Leai6755/
Leuy6731/
Laei6725/
Lauy6716/
Laujais6711/
Liyaghi675/
Lliuyaj675/
Louaich674/
Lyahyai674/
Luyaaya673/
Layaghi672/
Lyahyii671/
Liuyihe671/
Luehaai671/
Leeyahi671/

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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 Luyai
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