Luyia Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Luyia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Luyia Demographics
Luyia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Luyia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luyia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luyia is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luyia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Luyia reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Luyia is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya Luyia is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Luyia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Luyia surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luyija | 91 | 5 | / |
| Luyao | 80 | 1,756 | / |
| Luiya | 80 | 194 | / |
| Lujia | 80 | 39 | / |
| Luiao | 80 | 36 | / |
| Luija | 80 | 36 | / |
| Layia | 80 | 34 | / |
| Leyia | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leuya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lugia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lujya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Loyia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leuia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luyya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liujia | 73 | 69 | / |
| Luoyea | 73 | 44 | / |
| Lugiai | 73 | 38 | / |
| Liuyao | 73 | 35 | / |
| Louyea | 73 | 21 | / |
| Luigia | 73 | 20 | / |
| Luojia | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lluiya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Louhia | 73 | 9 | / |
| Layias | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leyiah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Louyao | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lujjya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luoyao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luijja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louiea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liayia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luyioh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lugiea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lujiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lougia | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lujiea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loua | 67 | 99,101 | / |
| Luha | 67 | 15,524 | / |
| Liah | 67 | 10,493 | / |
| Lija | 67 | 8,490 | / |
| Leua | 67 | 2,650 | / |
| Luah | 67 | 1,319 | / |
| Liha | 67 | 991 | / |
| Lyha | 67 | 942 | / |
| Liea | 67 | 767 | / |
| Laua | 67 | 632 | / |
| Luea | 67 | 76 | / |
| Luța | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lgia | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lhya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Louhija | 67 | 19 | / |
| Liňa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lyea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liða | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lhia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ljia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lița | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lliugia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lliuyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layiyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luđa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Li'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloyiad | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Luyia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis