Amayi Surname
Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname
Amayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,248 | 1:37,003 | 3,960 |
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Amayi (239) may also be a first name.
Amayi Demographics
Amayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amayi (Marathi: अमयी, Oriya: ଆମାୟୀ) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 267,389th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Amayi are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Amayi is also the 578,640th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 239 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,248 people, or 1 in 37,003. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 45 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 28 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Amayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amayi in the Marathi language | ||
| अमयी | amayi | 60 |
| आमयी | amayi | 20 |
| आमायी | amayi | 20 |
| Amayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମାୟୀ | amayi | 58.14 |
| ଆମାୟି | amayi | 30.23 |
| ଅମୟି | amayi | 6.98 |
| ଅମୟୀ | amayi | 2.33 |
| ଆମୟୀ | amayi | 2.33 |
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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 Amayi
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