Luyaya Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Luyaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 420 | 1:126,051 | 11,865 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
The surname Luyaya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luyaya? popularity and diffusion
Luyaya is the 613,453rd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luyaya reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Luyaya is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 126,051. In Tanzania it is most common 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. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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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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