Daya Surname

20,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Daya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,6961:88,2095,880
Philippines3,1251:32,3964,771
Indonesia2,7451:48,1785,419
South Africa2,2731:23,8353,029
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Nigeria6911:256,35714,767
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Algeria6361:60,74110,132
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
United States5651:641,52051,556
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Pakistan5171:345,5396,869
England4501:123,81812,430
Canada3931:93,75510,242
Ivory Coast3081:74,9074,143
France2811:236,38036,629
United Arab Emirates2271:40,3624,164
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Niger2021:95,0103,943
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Thailand1961:360,40063,106
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Turkey1681:463,22326,992
Zimbabwe1581:97,71013,813
Iran1561:492,19629,384
Zambia1501:105,6668,338
Taiwan1441:162,8111,435
Malaysia1361:216,86912,591
Cameroon1251:166,15317,852
Papua New Guinea1171:69,6909,084
New Zealand1061:42,7207,111
Israel1041:82,2859,899
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Uganda651:600,60431,967
Australia631:428,50333,982
Benin581:178,20017,490
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
Mauritius381:34,0376,811
Panama291:134,9054,585
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Dayã (1) are calculated separately.

Daya (230,981) may also be a first name.

Daya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Daya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Daya (Arabic: ضايا, Bengali: দয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻳﺎ, Hindi: दया, Marathi: दया, Oriya: ଦୟା, Russian: Дая, Tibetan: ད་ཡ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Dayã. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Daya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Daya is the 20,474th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 272,942 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Daya live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,543rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 230,981 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 8,696 people, or 1 in 88,209. In India Daya is most frequent in: Haryana, where 40 percent live, Gujarat, where 37 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Besides India Daya occurs in 99 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Daya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Daya has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 28,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Daya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Daya last name are 0.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Daya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.03% more than the national average, earning R 480,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.14% less than the national average, earning $18,812,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $52,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $57,563 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dayã921/
Dayat896,227/
Dayap893,835/
Dayas892,913/
Dahya891,818/
Dayah891,776/
Dhaya891,034/
Dauya89610/
Doaya89277/
Dayaz89110/
Dayad8979/
Dayau8972/
Dayaa8962/
Daaya8951/
Dayha8932/
Dayaç8924/
Hdaya8921/
Ddaya898/
Day86264,068/
Daa864,100/
Dahaya80281/
Hdayat80141/
Dhayad80124/
Dayaux8082/
Hdayah8043/
Dhayat8030/
Dayaya8029/
Deyaya8027/
H'Daya8025/
Dayova8025/
Dajaya8018/
Dayach8012/
Dhayas8011/
Dhayaa8011/
Dhauya808/
Daayah808/
Dayahe807/
Dejaya807/
Doyaya806/
Dayaud805/
Dayass804/
Dauyas804/
Deeaya804/
Dayash804/
Deiaya803/
Dhaaya803/
Dahyah803/
Dayatt802/
Dauyad801/
Ddayas801/
Dayaja801/
Dayaut801/
Dhayah801/
Doğaya801/
Daiaya801/
Dayo7527,388/
Dahy7515,298/
Daye7513,929/
Diya7513,363/
Dayi7512,680/
Doya755,686/
Duya755,533/
Deya755,289/
Daja753,699/
Daia753,151/
Days753,018/
Dayu751,560/
Daaj75961/
Daay75295/
Daňa75228/
Daiy75194/
Dhay75170/
Daai75127/
Dağa7583/
Dhaa7563/
Dayß7537/
Dayt7529/
Dayz7527/
Dayd7523/
Dayé7518/
Dayy7517/
Hday7517/
Dauy7515/
Da'a7515/
Dayh7510/
Dyya759/
Ddaa757/
Dayı756/
Daaa755/
Dayp754/
Dgay753/
Dajy752/
Dayï752/
Dayý752/
Dóya751/
Dayî751/
Dayj751/
D'Ay751/
Déya751/
Dday751/
Douhaya7319/
Dahyash732/
Hhdayat732/
Dhayach731/
H'Dayah731/
Hdayach731/
Dhahaya731/
Dhoyaya731/
Thdayat731/
Dhuhaya731/
Hdauyah731/
Dayhass730/
Da67153,886/
Dy6728,255/
Dahia675,640/
Dayot674,942/
Diyah674,574/
Dayio674,140/
Dayeh672,955/
Dayou672,060/
Diyad671,492/
Deyaa671,234/
Dayuh671,100/
Dhaye671,099/
Dayes671,018/
Dahay67856/
Dhiya67842/
Dhuya67804/
Dieya67778/
Daiyo67724/
Doaia67702/
Dayie67664/
Daawe67634/
Daysh67566/
Dayez67534/
Dayos67491/
Dayoh67486/
Dayet67479/
Deiaa67467/
Douya67430/
Dahye67429/
Dayus67424/
Deyah67371/
Dhoya67352/
Dyoya67350/
Dayee67334/
Dahiy67317/
Dahyo67304/
Dahai67288/
Dahey67277/
Doyat67270/
Dayit67267/
Daiah67264/
Doyah67243/
Dheya67237/
Dhaja67236/
Dioya67234/
Diyas67221/
Dajah67201/
Diyaz67185/
Daiha67179/
Dhayo67164/
Dahaj67126/
Duyah67111/
Daych67109/
Deeya67107/
Diyap6792/
Diyat6791/
Dayje6789/
Doyas6788/
Dhaiy6782/
Dayis6781/
Dayyo6765/
Deyas6755/
Dauye6754/
Daňha6754/
Daias6748/
Daaji6747/
Dayss6747/
Dayed6747/
Daytz6741/
Dayup6741/
Dahyu6740/
Dayut6739/
Dayop6737/
Dayod6733/
Dayid6732/
Dajaa6732/
Dayud6731/
Dhayi6731/
Dayep6728/
Dayhe6726/
Dauyo6725/
Dayoo6723/
Dohya6723/
Dayts6720/
Doaja6718/
Dhaia6718/
Dayih6717/
Dhayh6716/
Deyad6716/
Deyat6714/
Dahys6714/
Dayip6714/
Deyaz6713/
Daiad6710/
Dahja6710/
Dahyi6710/
Hdaye679/
Doyad679/
Daaid679/
Daiaa679/
Dahau679/
Dhaay679/
Da'ai679/
Dehya678/
Dooya678/
Dduya678/
Ddiya677/
Dajiy676/
Dhaai676/
Daiat676/
Daïye676/
Duyad676/
Daiaz675/
Daayi675/
Dihya675/
Dhayd675/
Hdiya675/
Daais674/
Dauia674/
Daajo674/
Tdoya674/
Deuaa674/
Daaia674/
Duyas673/
D'Hay673/
Daaja673/
Duyat673/
Dgaja673/
Dehaa673/
Daaje673/
Dahhy673/
Dauys673/
Dayii673/
Daaye673/
Duhya672/
Dayhi672/
Dieaa672/
Dhays672/
Dhauy672/
Deyap672/
Dijaa672/
Dyyat672/
Diyae672/
Ddeya672/
Dauyt672/
Hdaia672/
Duyau672/
Deyau672/
Dayds672/
Dijya671/
Dgaia671/
Dhday671/
Daait671/
D'Eya671/
Dayiy671/
Dayuz671/
Dayzs671/
Ddaye671/
Daaii671/
Tdiya671/
Dejaa671/
Daïyo671/
Dayho671/
Dayoz671/
Dayuo671/
Daiap671/
Daiau671/
Dajaś671/
Daaiz671/
Daajh671/
D'Day671/
Duyaz671/
Dhahy671/
Dhayy671/
Dioaa671/
Doyap671/
Hdayt671/
Ddayz671/
Dayyh671/
Dgoya671/
Daaaa671/
Hdayu671/
Daytt670/
Deauy670/
Doyau670/

Daya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daya in the Oriya language
ଦୟାdaya96.59
ଦାୟାdaya0.77
ଦୟdaya0.61
ଡାୟାdaya0.16
ଜୟାjaya0.1
ଦଯ଼ାdaya0.06
ଡୟାdaya0.06
ଡୟdaya0.03
Daya in the Bengali language
দয়াdaya96.34
দায়াdaya0.52
Daya in the Hindi language
दयाdaya91.86
डायाdaya4.97
दायाdaya2.71
डयाdaya0.03
दायdaya0.01
दयााdayaa0.01
दयdaya0.01
सन्तsanta0
डायdaya0
द़याdaya0
ड़ायाraya0
डायीdayi0
़दयाdaya0
Daya in the Marathi language
दयाdaya70.64
डायाdaya23.75
दायाdaya5.39
डयाdaya0.07
डायdaya0.05
दयdaya0.02
Daya in the Tibetan language
ད་ཡ་daya66.67
ད་ཡཱ་daya16.67
དཱ་ཡ་daya16.67
Daya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻳﺎdaya36.56
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻳﻪaldayh16.13
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻱalday12.9
ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻳﻪalzayh8.6
ﺩﺍﻳﻪdayh6.45
ﺩﺍﻱday5.38
ﺩﺍﻳﺔdayt2.15
ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻱalzay2.15
ﺩﻱdy2.15
ﺩﺍﻯday1.08
ﺿﺎﻳﻪdayh1.08
ﺩﻳﺎdya1.08
ﺍﺩﻳﺎadya1.08
Daya in the Russian language
Даяdaa-
Daya in the Arabic language
ضاياdaya-
داياdaya-

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