Sayoy Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sayoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sayoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayoy (Marathi: सयोय) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayoy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Sayoy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sayoy reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Sayoy is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Cuba, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayoy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayoy in the Marathi language | ||
| सयोय | sayoya | - |
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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 Sayoy
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