Soiyan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Soiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Soiyan (19) may also be a first name.
Soiyan Demographics
Soiyan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Soiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soiyan (Marathi: सोफ़ीयान) is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Soiyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Soiyan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Soiyan occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Soiyan reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Soiyan is most numerous in: Narok County, where 57 percent are found, Bomet County, where 14 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Soiyan exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Soiyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Soiyan last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soiyan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोफ़ीयान | sofiyana | - |
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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 Soiyan
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