Tayai Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tayai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tayai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4801:110,29510,639
Thailand1141:619,635105,115
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tayai (95) may also be a first name.

Tayai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tayai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tayai is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tayai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 467,776th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Tayai are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most widely held given name globally, held by 95 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 110,295. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 76 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 22 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thayai9195/
Tayahi9143/
Tgayai913/
Tayait912/
Tayaid912/
Tayaie912/
Thayait831/
Tayahai831/
Tayaa802,694/
Toyai801,212/
Tajai80645/
Tayei80463/
Tayie80396/
Tayae80314/
Taiai80262/
Tauai80160/
Tayui80123/
Tayay8079/
Tiyai8064/
Tayaj8061/
Tayoi8024/
Tayoa8016/
Taaie8012/
Taiyi8010/
Tuyai804/
Teyai803/
Taaiy803/
Tayja802/
Tyjai801/
Tayâa801/
Tauyi801/
Taeai801/
Tayyip731,089/
Tayiaa73361/
Tayajh73267/
Tayyid73172/
Thajai7385/
Tahayi7380/
Tehaai7355/
Tahyaa7329/
Touaya7328/
Tayaua7323/
Tayoua7322/
Tayaoa7316/
Tauyid7315/
Teyahi7315/
Taiyip7311/
Tayaye7311/
Tahyid7310/
Tayeea7310/
Tayyiz739/
Taheyi737/
Tayier736/
Tai'ai735/
Tayyaa735/
Tajahi735/
Tajaai735/
Taijai735/
Tayehi734/
Taiyaj733/
Tayies733/
Toeyai732/
Thayay732/
Tayeha732/
Tajhai732/
Tayeei732/
Teeyai732/
Tagiai732/
Thoyai732/
Thaayi731/
Tohyai731/
Tayaed731/
Tayahy731/
Tayays731/
Tayiep731/
Tayioy731/
Tiyaiy731/
Taiyid731/
Taehyi731/
Tauyip731/
Tayiea731/
Thayaj731/
Taayaa731/
Taaiha731/
Tahiai731/
Tauaid731/
Tayoui731/
Tayiyo731/
Tayaaa731/
Thiyai731/
Tiyaai731/
Teyaih731/
Tayahe731/
Tayihi731/
Tayjie731/
Tayjit731/
Taueai731/
Taye67261,713/
Taie672,679/
Taua67998/
Taei67745/
Teai67352/
Taae67318/
Tauy67151/
Taui67115/
Teay6769/
Taey6735/
Teaa6711/
Tayeghi679/
Thaheya678/
Tyei676/
Tajiaai675/
Tayyoui673/
Tujjaya671/
Taiyayt671/
Taiyeyi671/
Taiyoha671/
Ta'ai'a671/
Taajiji671/
Tajiayi671/
Touyahi671/
Tayouhi671/
Thayiyo671/
Tayouha671/

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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
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  • 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 Tayai
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