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

The surname Tuiya (Hindi: टुइया, Oriya: ତୁଇୟ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,722nd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. Tuiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tuiya are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tuiya is also the 359,856th most common first name globally, held by 548 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 86,157. In Kenya Tuiya is most frequent in: Narok County, where 44 percent reside, Bomet County, where 24 percent reside and Baringo County, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Tuiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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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