Tayo Surname

31,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tayo Surname User-submission:

Eyitayo is a Yoruba name meaning 'this is reason for joy'. It comes from the words eyi, which means 'this', (the 'o' is silent), meaning 'reason', and ayo, which means 'joy'. can also mean 'good enough', hence some might say that Eyitayo means 'this is good enough for joy'.

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Tayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,8641:17,2642,010
Nigeria5,6781:31,1982,603
Cameroon1,5241:13,6281,866
India5131:1,495,25456,313
Ecuador4381:36,3154,075
Bolivia3851:27,5751,961
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Uganda1961:199,18016,019
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Indonesia1671:791,91160,260
England1621:343,93925,007
Zimbabwe1611:95,89013,594
Colombia1271:376,1746,262
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Niger921:208,6096,974
Peru841:378,38212,510
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Japan211:6,087,82341,347
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
France171:3,907,219231,005
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tayo (53,224) may also be a first name.

Tayo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Eyitayo is a Yoruba name meaning 'this is reason for joy'. It comes from the words eyi, which means 'this', (the 'o' is silent), meaning 'reason', and ayo, which means 'joy'. can also mean 'good enough', hence some might say that Eyitayo means 'this is good enough for joy'.

- eyizlive25

Tayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tayo (Marathi: तायो) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tayo is the 31,379th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,251 people. The surname Tayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tayo reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,547th most common first name globally. It is borne by 53,224 people.

The surname Tayo is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,864 people, or 1 in 17,264. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 27 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Tayo is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Tayo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tayo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tayo last name grew 9,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tayo last name is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya and Christian (68%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Tayo last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% registered with the political party.

The amount Tayo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 50.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,655 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.49% less than the national average, earning R 115,272 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning $28,969,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $43,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayou892,396/
Thayo89776/
Tayot89565/
Taiyo89401/
Tayoh89160/
Tayos8967/
Tahyo8957/
Tayod8938/
Tayyo8919/
Tayop8914/
Tayoo898/
Tayio897/
Tauyo893/
Dtayo892/
Tajyo891/
Tay8699,860/
Thayot80210/
Tayhos8021/
Thayod8016/
Tayhou8011/
Tayowa809/
Thayos805/
Tayoos803/
Tayous802/
Tayova802/
Tayouh802/
Thayoh802/
Tahyoh802/
Tahyot802/
Tayodh801/
Tahyop801/
Tayhoş801/
Ttayou801/
Taye75261,713/
Htay75253,681/
Taya7550,092/
Tajo7511,132/
Toyo7510,481/
Tayi758,405/
Tayu755,615/
Tiyo753,333/
Thay752,463/
Tays751,816/
Tuyo751,751/
Taay75799/
Tahy75703/
Taio75588/
Teyo75465/
Tajy75310/
Ttay75182/
Tauy75151/
Tayt75112/
Tayy7571/
Tyoe7543/
Taiy7538/
Tayh7536/
Tyio7515/
Tayz7515/
Tayp7511/
Tayd7510/
Tayé754/
Tayà753/
Dtay752/
Tyoa751/
Tyoj751/
Tayeova731/
Tayouch731/
Thayoot731/
Tayouss731/
Tayeová731/
Tayouhe731/
Tayeh6727,336/
Tahay674,003/
Tayaa672,694/
Toyos672,676/
Thaya672,489/
Tuoyo671,783/
Tauya671,758/
Tayad671,481/
Tahya671,279/
Tayas671,279/
Tayee671,200/
Tayes67750/
Taiho67700/
Tayah67623/
Tayyi67560/
Teyou67405/
Tayie67396/
Toyot67394/
Taaya67384/
Tayiz67379/
Tajoo67358/
Thayi67257/
Taioe67254/
Tayep67245/
Tahio67235/
Tayed67232/
Thiyo67229/
Tayat67226/
Tayaz67182/
Toiyo67172/
Tayip67170/
Tahey67166/
Tyoaa67163/
Tayuh67145/
Tayis67144/
Thaye67139/
Tayts67129/
Thayy67122/
Tajou67113/
Thoyo67112/
Tayet67106/
Tioyo67100/
Tayau6798/
Theyo6781/
Taoue6770/
Touyo6767/
Tayap6763/
Tajoh6759/
Ttayi6758/
Tahye6750/
Tohyo6749/
Toyoh6743/
Tauye6742/
Tuyod6742/
Tahyu6736/
Tayid6733/
Toyyo6732/
Ttaya6731/
Tahyi6729/
Thayu6728/
Tayut6727/
Htaye6727/
Tayup6726/
Tayit6726/
Thaiy6723/
Tuiyo6723/
Tayud6720/
Taajo6720/
Taayi6719/
Teiyo6718/
Toyoo6718/
Tieyo6717/
Tayih6717/
Tyios6716/
Tiyoh6715/
Tiyoe6715/
Tuyoh6713/
Taiot6712/
Tiyod6712/
Thuyo6711/
Toyod6711/
Taiod6710/
Tyoji6710/
Taiou679/
Tgaya679/
Tyoya678/
Tajiy677/
Tehyo677/
Tyoja677/
Tyoii677/
Tyoyo677/
Tiyop677/
Taych676/
Toaya676/
Tuyos676/
Taaye676/
Toyop676/
Tuyot676/
Thaio675/
Tajio675/
Tuyop675/
Teyoh675/
Tayez674/
Tayhe674/
Tyouu674/
Tayus674/
Tiyos674/
Taiop673/
Taysh673/
Taioo672/
Towyo672/
Taios672/
Tojyo672/
Tayii672/
Tayha671/
Tayhd671/
Thaay671/
Thhay671/
Tahjo671/
Taiyd671/
Taiys671/
Tauyt671/
Tayhi671/
Htayt671/
Tyoye671/
Teyop671/
Teyot671/
Thajo671/
Tahyy671/
Tauyi671/
Tayst671/
Taytt671/
Tayyh671/
Tayaï671/
Tiyot671/
Tayss671/
Dtayu671/
Tyoyi671/
Tyoha671/
Toeyo671/
Tajuo671/
Tyiop671/
Theauyos671/
Taiyp671/
Tayyy671/
Tayaç671/
Teeyo671/
Tauhy670/
Thahy670/

Tayo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tayo in the Marathi language
तायोtayo-

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