Ah-Hoy Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Ah-Hoy Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Hoy.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ah-Hoy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ah-Hoy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ah-Hoy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ah-Hoy is found in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah-Hoy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ah-Hoy is the 2,312,869th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Ah-Hoy is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Ah-Hoy are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 556,359. Barring Mozambique this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Ah-Hoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ah-Hoy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ah-Hoy last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah-Hy911/
Ah-Hot833/
Ah-Huy832/
Ah Hoy831/
Ah Choy7755/
Ah Ho7313/
Ah-Hi733/
Ah-Ih732/
Ah-Eh731/
Ah-Yi731/
Ah-Yo731/
Ah-Hee6718/
Ah Hoi6710/
Ah Hoo677/
Ah Cho675/
Ah Hoh671/
Ah Hoa671/
Ah Hay671/
Ah Kho671/
Ah Hop670/
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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 Ah-Hoy
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