Tuhya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tuhya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuhya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Tuhya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuhya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻴﻬﻴﻪ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuhya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Tuhya occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Tuhya reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Tuhya is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Tuhya is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent live. Beside Kenya Tuhya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and Mauritania, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuya897,629/
Tuhy89505/
Thoya8012,251/
Thuya806,758/
Touya802,889/
Thaya802,489/
Tauya801,758/
Tuyaa801,600/
Tahya801,279/
Touha801,217/
Thiya80697/
Tuyau80519/
Touhy80372/
Tuyas80194/
Tuuya80157/
Tohya80110/
Tuyah8083/
Tuuha8077/
Tuyat8061/
Theya8025/
Tihya8018/
Tuyad806/
Thyia804/
Tuoya803/
Tuhyi803/
Tuyap802/
Tuoha801/
Tehya800/
Tauhy800/
Tuy7537,508/
Thoyah73186/
Tahaya73140/
Tuuhia73115/
Tuihaa7355/
Tuyaya7348/
Tohyae7340/
Tuyova7332/
Tahyas7319/
Thtiya7315/
Tuyaux7313/
Tuuhea7310/
Thieya738/
Tujaha736/
Tuohea735/
Thoyat732/
Thiyah732/
Thayaz731/
Theeya731/
T'Hiya731/
Tauyad731/
Tuyeau731/
Thayap731/
Thyoya731/
Tuihah731/
Tehyae731/
Tuohys730/
Thai67366,141/
Thuy67145,392/
Tiya6755,353/
Taya6750,092/
Thea6735,660/
Toya6714,725/
Teha6713,080/
Teya673,467/
Tuja672,990/
Thaj672,729/
Thay672,463/
Tuyo671,751/
Touh671,737/
Tuye671,585/
Tuia67825/
Tahy67703/
They67506/
Thoy67495/
Tuyi67359/
Tuhá67195/
Tuyp67184/
Tuđa67173/
Tuhý67160/
Tauy67151/
Tuyt6794/
Tauh6792/
Teua6782/
Teuh6781/
Théa6773/
Tușa6752/
Tuoy6745/
Thejaya6727/
Touy6727/
Tuys6721/
Tohy6710/
Tuih677/
Tyia676/
Tuyá676/
Tuľa676/
Thúy674/
Tu'a674/
Tahyash674/
Teuy673/
Tuyà673/
Tyya671/
Thehaya671/
Tauhiap671/
Tuiy671/
Tyoa671/
Thaí671/
Thùy671/
Tuța671/
Thayash671/
Theyash671/
Theyath671/
Tehyahe671/
Tuoa671/
Tuyd671/
Tuyh671/
Tuyy671/
Theyass671/

Tuhya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuhya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻴﻬﻴﻪaltyhyh-

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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 Tuhya
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