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
The surname Soiyan (Marathi: सोफ़ीयान) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soiyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Soiyan are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 19 people.
The last name Soiyan is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Soiyan is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 57 percent live, Bomet County, where 14 percent live and Kajiado County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Soiyan is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Soiyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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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