Steya Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Steya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Steya (93) may also be a first name.
Steya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Steya has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Steya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Steya is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Steya live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 93 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 50 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 Steya
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