Tooya Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tooya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tooya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Tooya Last Name Facts

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

Tooya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tooya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Tooya live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Tooya is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 92 percent live, Kayunga District, where 3 percent live and Mayuge District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toya8914,725/
Tooy89468/
Tooa8913/
Thoya8012,251/
Toyat803,082/
Touya802,889/
Toyas80211/
Toyah80134/
Tohya80110/
Toohy8062/
Toyad8048/
Toyap8020/
Tooys8013/
Tioya8012/
Tyoya808/
Toyaz807/
Toaya806/
Toyaa803/
Tuoya803/
Tooyi802/
Thooy801/
Toyha801/
Tooye801/
Tooiy800/
Thooyath773/
Toy7531,865/
Toa759,141/
Thoyah73186/
Tyoaya7387/
Tojaya7350/
Tohyae7340/
Tioaya7335/
Touowa7319/
Thoyat732/
Toyowa732/
Toyach732/
Toojaa731/
Toyaia731/
Thooye731/
Toyaph731/
Tooaia731/
Thyoya731/
Tooyeh731/
Toyaya731/
Toojap731/
Thooia731/
Toiova731/
Toyaus731/
Tiya6755,353/
Taya6750,092/
Tojo6732,712/
Toyi6710,550/
Toyo6710,481/
Tuya677,629/
Toye676,416/
Toia674,612/
Teya673,467/
Toja671,681/
Thoy67495/
Toio67229/
Toys67145/
Toșa67104/
Tuoy6745/
Touy6727/
To'a6721/
Htoy6720/
Tohy6710/
Toyé679/
Toyy677/
Tyia676/
Tioy674/
Tioa674/
Toiy673/
Toyz673/
Toyd672/
Tojy672/
Tuoa671/
Toyè671/
Toyj671/
Ttoa671/
Tiojaya671/
Toïy671/
Toïa671/
Tgoy671/
Tyya671/
Toyh671/
Toyt671/
Tyoa671/

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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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  • 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 Tooya
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