Choya Surname
Approximately 5,425 people bear this surname
Choya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,860 | 1:33,120 | 3,133 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Tanzania | 553 | 1:95,735 | 9,524 |
| Spain | 223 | 1:209,650 | 14,218 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Choya (1,644) may also be a first name.
Choya Demographics
Choya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Choya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Choya (Hindi: चोया, Marathi: चोया, Russian: Чоя) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 88,528th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,343,326 people. Choya is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Choya reside; 71 percent reside in East Asia and 71 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Choya is also the 190,087th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,644 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 3,860 people, or 1 in 33,120. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Toyama Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Other than Japan it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.
Choya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Choya last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choya in the Marathi language | ||
| चोया | coya | - |
| Choya in the Hindi language | ||
| चोया | coya | 60 |
| चॉय | coya | 20 |
| छोया | choya | 20 |
| Choya in the Russian language | ||
| Чоя | coa | - |
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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 Choya
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