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
Hoyan (Arabic: حاويان, Hindi: होयां) is held by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hoyan is the 245,412th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,492,938 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hoyan are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. Hoyan is also the 393,633rd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 468 people.
This last name is most common in Syria, where it is carried by 1,245 people, or 1 in 15,503. In Syria Hoyan is most frequent in: Hama Governorate, where 97 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 3 percent live and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Besides Syria it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
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 surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hoyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoyan
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