Johya Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Johya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Johya (10) may also be a first name.

Johya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Johya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Johya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. Johya is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Johya reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Johya is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 318,482. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 99 percent are found and Siaya County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and Japan, where 1 percent are found.

Johya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joya8951,883/
Johy899/
Jyohaya831/
Joyas801,395/
Joyau80713/
Jouha80554/
Jahya80502/
Joyah80153/
Jhaya8072/
Jhiya8063/
Jooya8048/
Jouya8039/
Jhoya8032/
Jehya8024/
Johia8023/
Jjoha8021/
Joyat8019/
Joyaa8012/
Juhya8010/
Joyha809/
Joyad808/
Yohya805/
Jioya804/
Johyo803/
Ijoya802/
Johea802/
Jheya801/
Jouhy801/
Joaya801/
Iohya801/
Johhy801/
Joiha801/
Juoya801/
Joy75209,343/
Joa753,973/
Joyaux73613/
Joyeau73446/
Jahaya73330/
Jouyat7333/
Ojhiya7329/
Joyaud7327/
Jehyah7313/
Ojioha7312/
Jahyah738/
Joihad737/
Johiah737/
Joyaut736/
Joyapp735/
Jitoya735/
Ojhaya733/
Johjah733/
Ijioha733/
Ajhiya732/
Johaja731/
Jojaya731/
Jhayha731/
Joyaph731/
Joyash731/
Joyazz731/
Ujjoya731/
Ejioha731/
Ijouha731/
Joiaya731/
Jehyae731/
Jouyah731/
Jaya67197,456/
Joyo6712,707/
Joia678,913/
Joye675,894/
Yoya674,339/
Joyi674,172/
Joja673,745/
Jeya672,207/
Jouy671,919/
Ejoh671,793/
Jeha671,338/
Jouh67644/
Juya67612/
Joys67499/
Joyh67322/
Hyaa67208/
Jojy67149/
Jhai67130/
Jahy6799/
Jhae6795/
Jhau6773/
Joyeaux6771/
Hyua6767/
Johu6754/
Eoya6741/
Joyt6730/
Joyault6727/
Ijoy6720/
Ijoa6716/
Jhoa6712/
Joyy6712/
Juoy6712/
Hyay6712/
Jhay6711/
Jyoy679/
Joyp677/
Juhy676/
Hyea676/
Jhea675/
Aujhiya675/
Ioya675/
Jithiya674/
Joyd673/
Jichiya673/
Joiy673/
Jioa673/
Jooy672/
Yohy672/
Johj672/
Joyé672/
Jahyash672/
Jhoy672/
Jyaj671/
Jichaya671/
Joyj671/
Joyz671/
Ajhiyah671/
Jiehaya671/
Ojhayas671/
Jjoy671/
Yoahaya671/
Jgoy671/
Jhuy671/
Jhye671/
Joih671/
Jioy671/
Jooa671/
Jyay671/
Iohy671/
Hjoy671/
Hjoa671/

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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 Johya
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