Kayoh

surname · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Kayoh is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nigeria than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • PHPhilippines≈1 in 1.1M(inferred from the name graph)
  • NGNigeria≈1 in 2M
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 2.4M

carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Nigeria (inferred from the name graph)

≈110 people, est.

Sources
9 (measured from records)

Reference-verified

≈1 in 1.1M (inferred from the name graph)

Philippines, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Kayoh counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Kayoh is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
NG Nigeria≈110 est.≈1 in 2MKayoh9
PH Philippines≈97 est.≈1 in 1.1MKayoh8
MY Malaysia≈14 est.≈1 in 2.4MKayoh5

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Kayoh is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Thai given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Thailand

    Also written กะเยาะ, กะเย๊าะ, กะเยัาะ

7 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Kayoh is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In iba, paddle. Usually combines with sa / se to form sengayoh (a paddle).

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In ivv, tree, wood, firewood; bunch or cluster of fruits (esp. of banana)

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In umi, wood

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Kayoh under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

In which country does Kayoh have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 108 people named Kayoh in Nigeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled kayoh.
How common is the name Kayoh?
Mondonomo estimates about 110 people in Nigeria have Kayoh as their first surname, about 1 in 2.0 million residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kayoh”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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