Sooyi Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Sooyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sooyi (22) may also be a first name.
Sooyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sooyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sooyi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sooyi are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sooyi is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 22 people.
The last name Sooyi is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bukedea District, where 71 percent live, Mbale District, where 19 percent live and Manafwa District, where 6 percent live. Not including Uganda Sooyi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.
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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 Sooyi
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