Hoyan Surname
Approximately 1,622 people bear this surname
Hoyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 1,245 | 1:15,503 | 1,222 |
| Iraq | 325 | 1:107,759 | 3,160 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Hoyan (468) may also be a first name.
Hoyan Demographics
Hoyan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hoyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hoyan (Arabic: حاويان, Hindi: होयां) occurs most in Syria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 245,412th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,492,938 people. Hoyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hoyan reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant. Hoyan is also the 393,633rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 468 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Syria, where it is borne by 1,245 people, or 1 in 15,503. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Hama Governorate, where 97 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 3 percent reside and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Syria Hoyan exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Hoyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hoyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoyan last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hoyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hoyan last name is primarily Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hoyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoyan in the Hindi language | ||
| होयां | hoyam | - |
| Hoyan in the Arabic language | ||
| حاويان | hawyan | - |
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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 Hoyan
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