Tuyia Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tuyia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuyia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tuyia (127) may also be a first name.

Tuyia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuyia is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tuyia.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuyia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuyia is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Tuyia is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Tuyia are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 825,494th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 127 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Narok County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya Tuyia occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuiya80570/
Tayia8058/
Tuyao8049/
Tugia8041/
Toyia8012/
Teyia808/
Tujya806/
Teuya805/
Tuija805/
Teuia804/
Tujia803/
Tuyoa801/
Tuyya801/
Thuygiao771/
Tia7563,139/
Tya755,068/
Tayiaa73361/
Thuiya73129/
Teyiaa73100/
Touyaa7377/
Tugiau7375/
Toyias7373/
Tougia7330/
Teyiea7320/
Tuijah7316/
Tuiyah7313/
Toyiah7311/
Tauiao738/
Tuiaea737/
Tujiat736/
Tuijai734/
Toyiha732/
Tuyhya731/
Thayia731/
Tayiea731/
Teyiah731/
Tyoija731/
Tauyha731/
Tayiap731/
Tuoyao731/
Tuyjoi731/
Tuah6710,869/
Tuha679,749/
Tiah676,139/
Tias674,060/
Toua673,795/
Thia673,295/
Tjia673,286/
Tija672,215/
Tiad671,263/
Tiat67998/
Taua67998/
Tiha67981/
Tiaz67548/
Tița67430/
Tyah67224/
Tuua67210/
Tyea67193/
Tiay67184/
Tiap67176/
Tyay67174/
Tuđa67173/
Tyha67122/
Teua6782/
Tușa6752/
Tiea6749/
Thya6746/
Tiaa6744/
Tuea6737/
Tiae6728/
Ttia6717/
Tiaj677/
Tyaj676/
Tyaa676/
Tuľa676/
Tioa674/
Tu'a674/
Ttya672/
Htya672/
Dtia672/
Tiđa671/
Thuyhoa671/
Tyoa671/
Tayiaou671/
Htia671/
Tuța671/
Touijat671/
Tjya671/
Ti'a671/
Tișa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tuyia
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