Tuyai Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tuyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tuyai (5) may also be a first name.

Tuyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuyai is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tuyai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuyai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tuyai are found; 25 percent are found in East Africa and 25 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tuyai is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 5 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Tuyai is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and Peru, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Touyahi831/
Tuyay802,011/
Tuyaa801,600/
Toyai801,212/
Tayai80719/
Touai80197/
Tauai80160/
Tuyji8090/
Tuiai8068/
Tiyai8064/
Tuyei8034/
Tuiyi8034/
Teuai8024/
Tuyoi8022/
Tujai806/
Tuyui803/
Teyai803/
Tyjai801/
Tuyoa801/
Tuyae801/
Tauyi801/
Touait73594/
Touiai73136/
Thayai7395/
Tayahi7343/
Touaya7328/
Tuğyay7316/
Tauyid7315/
Teyahi7315/
Tuijai734/
Tgayai733/
Teeyai732/
Tujjai732/
Tayaie732/
Tayaid732/
Toeyai732/
Tayait732/
Thoyai732/
Tuyiyi732/
Touaia732/
Tujahi731/
Tauaid731/
Thiyai731/
Tiyaai731/
Tuoyei731/
Teyaih731/
Tuoyio731/
Touyit731/
Tuyaye731/
Tauyip731/
Tiyaiy731/
Tohyai731/
Tuiaui731/
Tuyjoi731/
Taueai731/
Toua673,795/
Tuei673,545/
Taie672,679/
Tuye671,585/
Taua67998/
Taei67745/
Toui67516/
Tuey67487/
Teai67352/
Tauy67151/
Taui67115/
Teua6782/
Tuie6765/
Touyehi6730/
Touy6727/
Thouait6716/
Tyoahii6715/
Teui6711/
Touaiss679/
Tyei676/
Tuoyuha675/
Touiait675/
Teuy673/
Tujjaya671/
Toujait671/
Tayahai671/
Thuiait671/
Thayait671/

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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 Tuyai
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