Vuyiya Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Vuyiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 132 | 1:349,848 | 20,694 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Vuyiya Demographics
Vuyiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Vuyiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vuyiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vuyiya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vuyiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Vuyiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,527,735th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vuyiya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 349,848. In Kenya Vuyiya is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 52 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 46 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Vuyiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Vuyiya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voyiya | 83 | 624 | / |
| Vuyaya | 83 | 54 | / |
| Vujiya | 83 | 33 | / |
| Vayiya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Vuyeya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buyiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bhuyiya | 77 | 38 | / |
| Vieya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vueya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaujiyah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Fujiya | 67 | 798 | / |
| Buyoya | 67 | 196 | / |
| Vajiya | 67 | 137 | / |
| Wayiya | 67 | 128 | / |
| Buyaya | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bayiya | 67 | 50 | / |
| Boyiya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Woyiya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bujiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Buyeya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vaiyya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vojiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Viyaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vougia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Viyoja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Viyaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaioya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vujaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vejiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voiyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vuyiya
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