Peyiai Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Peyiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Peyiai Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Peyiai Demographics

Peyiai Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Peyiai Last Name Facts

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

Peyiai is found most in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peyiai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Peyiai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Peyiai is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya it is most common in: Narok County, where 99 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 1 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Peyiai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peiyai832/
Peyiae831/
Payiai831/
Piai802,168/
Peai80125/
Pyai8042/
Piaui73957/
Piaie739/
Piais737/
Phiai735/
Piaiz732/
Peaii732/
Peayi731/
Piait731/
Pyais731/
Piauhi6746/
Poiyai6720/
Paeaie6718/
Piahui677/
Piaiji672/
Paiiai671/
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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 Peyiai
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