Tuiya Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tuiya Surname User-submission:

The surname Tuiya means 'dark-skinned person'. It comes from the word tui, which means 'black' in the Kalenjin language.

Tuiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5361:86,1577,836
India241:31,961,058386,265
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tuiya (548) may also be a first name.

Tuiya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tuiya means 'dark-skinned person'. It comes from the word tui, which means 'black' in the Kalenjin language.

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Tuiya Last Name Facts

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

Tuiya (Hindi: टुइया, Oriya: ତୁଇୟ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuiya is the 557,722nd most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,785,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tuiya reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 359,856th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 548 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 86,157. In Kenya Tuiya is most frequent in: Narok County, where 44 percent live, Bomet County, where 24 percent live and Baringo County, where 21 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Tuiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tuiya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuiya91129/
Tuiyah9113/
Touhiya831/
Taiya80825/
Tiyao80790/
Toiya80160/
Tuaya80118/
Duiya8049/
Tuyao8049/
Tugia8041/
Teiya8041/
Tiyoa8031/
Tuiyo8023/
Tiyaa8023/
Tuyia807/
Tujya806/
Tuija805/
Teuya805/
Tuaia804/
Teuia804/
Tuoya803/
Tujia803/
Tuyoa801/
Tuyya801/
Tiyea801/
Tuiye801/
Tueya801/
Twiya801/
Tia7563,139/
Tya755,068/
Thaiya73417/
Thiyao73141/
Touyaa7377/
Tugiau7375/
Tuiyot7371/
Taiyad7356/
Tioyao7355/
Taiyah7341/
Tioaya7335/
Tougia7330/
Tuijoy7323/
Tuijah7316/
Taaiya7313/
Taiyat7311/
Tauiao738/
Tuiaea737/
Dhuiya736/
Tujiat736/
Taiyap735/
Tiyeah734/
Tiyaha734/
Tuijai734/
Taiyaj733/
Taiyas733/
Theiya733/
Dwuiya733/
Tiyaou732/
Thuoia731/
Taijya731/
Thiyoa731/
Tiyaai731/
Tiaaya731/
Tuoyao731/
Tuyhya731/
Tauyha731/
Tuah6710,869/
Tuha679,749/
Tiah676,139/
Tias674,060/
Toua673,795/
Thia673,295/
Tjia673,286/
Tija672,215/
Tiad671,263/
Tiat67998/
Taua67998/
Tiha67981/
Tuay67765/
Tiaz67548/
Tuey67487/
Tița67430/
Tyah67224/
Tuua67210/
Tyea67193/
Tiay67184/
Tiap67176/
Tyay67174/
Tuđa67173/
Tyha67122/
Teua6782/
Tușa6752/
Tiea6749/
Thya6746/
Tuoy6745/
Tiaa6744/
Tuea6737/
Tiae6728/
Ttia6717/
Tuiyott6715/
Thoiyah6710/
Thaiyah678/
Tiaj677/
Tyaj676/
Tyaa676/
Tuľa676/
Tahaiya675/
Tioy674/
Tioa674/
Tuaa674/
Tu'a674/
Ttwiyat674/
Thaiyap673/
Taaiyas673/
Taghiya672/
Ttya672/
Dtia672/
Htya672/
Twui671/
Toiyash671/
Thaiyas671/
Tiđa671/
Thuyhoa671/
Thiyaaj671/
Taiyayt671/
Taiyoha671/
Tyoa671/
Htia671/
Tuța671/
Taiyaou671/
Tiyahas671/
Tișa671/
Ti'a671/
Tjya671/
Touijat671/
Tuoa671/
Tuaj671/

Tuiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuiya in the Oriya language
ତୁଇୟtu'iya-
Tuiya in the Hindi language
टुइयाtu'iya59.87
टुईयाtu'iya26.97
तुइयाtu'iya8.55
तुईयाtu'iya2.63
तूइयाtu'iya0.66
टूईयाtu'iya0.66
टूइयाtu'iya0.66

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