Suuya Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Suuya Surname User-submission:
The Suuya surname comes from the word meaning 'warm'. In the early days, the death rate of new born African children was high. A mother would lose many new borns. So each time a mother who had just delivered was congratulated, she would respond by saying 'this one has also just come to warm (suuya means 'warm') my hands'.
Read More About This SurnameSuuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Suuya (13) may also be a first name.
Suuya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Suuya surname comes from the word meaning 'warm'. In the early days, the death rate of new born African children was high. A mother would lose many new borns. So each time a mother who had just delivered was congratulated, she would respond by saying 'this one has also just come to warm (suuya means 'warm') my hands'. Meaning he or she would also soon die. But the first child who survived retained that name.
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Where Does The Last Name Suuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suuya is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Suuya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,047,559th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Suuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Suuya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Suuya is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Suuya is mostly found in: Buyende District, where 25 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 24 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Suuya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuuya | 91 | 1,381 | / |
| Suya | 89 | 6,372 | / |
| Shuuyah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Suyat | 80 | 6,692 | / |
| Suyad | 80 | 1,099 | / |
| Shuya | 80 | 486 | / |
| Sueya | 80 | 307 | / |
| Sauya | 80 | 145 | / |
| Suyah | 80 | 68 | / |
| Souya | 80 | 52 | / |
| Suyap | 80 | 34 | / |
| Suhya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Suyau | 80 | 31 | / |
| Siuya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Suyas | 80 | 15 | / |
| Suyaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Suuha | 80 | 6 | / |
| Suuja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Suuyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ssuya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shuuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suy | 75 | 36,704 | / |
| Sujaya | 73 | 1,792 | / |
| Souyah | 73 | 1,241 | / |
| Souyad | 73 | 749 | / |
| Sauyas | 73 | 162 | / |
| Sauyad | 73 | 152 | / |
| Suyash | 73 | 74 | / |
| Chuuya | 73 | 60 | / |
| Shauya | 73 | 24 | / |
| Shouya | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ssauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sauyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suhyap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seya | 67 | 42,785 | / |
| Saya | 67 | 27,504 | / |
| Cuya | 67 | 16,107 | / |
| Siya | 67 | 10,330 | / |
| Soya | 67 | 10,138 | / |
| Suja | 67 | 6,687 | / |
| Suyo | 67 | 6,159 | / |
| Xuya | 67 | 1,647 | / |
| Suys | 67 | 1,040 | / |
| Su'a | 67 | 821 | / |
| Juya | 67 | 612 | / |
| Suhy | 67 | 412 | / |
| Shuy | 67 | 350 | / |
| Zuya | 67 | 322 | / |
| Suia | 67 | 228 | / |
| Suyi | 67 | 211 | / |
| Suyt | 67 | 178 | / |
| Suye | 67 | 167 | / |
| Suľa | 67 | 150 | / |
| Souy | 67 | 104 | / |
| Siua | 67 | 44 | / |
| Seua | 67 | 33 | / |
| Syia | 67 | 29 | / |
| Suoy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Suiy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sauu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Suhaiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Suaiyah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sauy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zuua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Suui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Souhaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suyz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suyy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuyash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suđa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shauyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sujy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xuuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xsuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scuy | 67 | 0 | / |
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