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
Sooyi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooyi? popularity and diffusion
Sooyi is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sooyi reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 22 people.
Sooyi is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bukedea District, where 71 percent are found, Mbale District, where 19 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.
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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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