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 found most in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vuyiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vuyiya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Vuyiya is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 349,848. In Kenya Vuyiya is most common in: Vihiga County, where 52 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 46 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Vuyiya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Vuyiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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
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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 Vuyiya
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