Luyaya Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4201:126,05111,865
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Luyaya (10) may also be a first name.

Luyaya Last Name Facts

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

Luyaya is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luyaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 613,453rd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luyaya reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Luyaya is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

Luyaya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 126,051. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 56 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 42 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Luyaya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luyaaya923/
Lyaya919/
Luyaa915/
Liyaya831,245/
Loyaya8372/
Leyaya8357/
Luyeya8341/
Luyoya8321/
Luyiya839/
Lujaya831/
Layaya831/
Laya8051,527/
Luya806,874/
Lyay80310/
Lyaa801/
Liyajya771/
Liyayat771/
Lyahaya771/
Lyayiya771/
Layayas771/
Lieyaya771/
Layas738,016/
Luyas731,851/
Louya731,826/
Lauya73766/
Layat73476/
Loaya73476/
Lueya73452/
Layad73414/
Layau73300/
Llaya73224/
Luyat73184/
Layaz73174/
Layah73103/
Layaa7346/
Luyah7335/
Layap7333/
Luuya7331/
Liuya7330/
Luyau7319/
Liaya7314/
Lhaya7313/
Leuaa7312/
Leyaa7312/
Luyap7311/
Luhya739/
Loyaa738/
Layha737/
Lyayo737/
Laaya733/
Leaya733/
Luyad733/
Lyaja732/
Lluya732/
Lujaa732/
Lgaya732/
Hlaya731/
Lyaia731/
Lyayi731/
Luyyo731/
Luyha731/
Lyahy730/
Lay67335,240/
Luy6717,104/
Laa676,108/
Lliuya672,035/
Luyoyo67223/
Lahaya67180/
Lojaya67101/
Luhaja6786/
Layoia6786/
Lujiya6773/
Louyat6749/
Leayah6747/
Luyowa6746/
Layach6739/
Layajo6728/
Leayea6724/
Lajaya6719/
Layass6717/
Liyaja6714/
Lyuhya676/
Layowa676/
Lyayst675/
Lejaya675/
Layaud675/
Louyah675/
Lhayat675/
Layeea674/
Lyayus673/
Laiaya673/
Layhap673/
Lujaja673/
Layova672/
Lyaych672/
Layahe672/
Liayas672/
Llayat672/
Llayas671/
Luyiia671/
Luujaa671/
Lujayo671/
Layadh671/
Layash671/
Layhat671/
Layoja671/
Leuayo671/
Liayat671/
Lujaha671/
Lehaya671/
Luyash671/

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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 Luyaya
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