Jotya Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Jotya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jotya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India551:13,946,643236,652
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Jotya (146) may also be a first name.

Jotya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jotya (Hindi: जोत्या, Marathi: जोत्या) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jotya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Jotya live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 763,528th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 146 people.

The last name Jotya is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India Jotya is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 91 percent live, Telangana, where 5 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jyotya913/
Jothya913/
Jothyaa831/
Yotya80769/
Jotia80496/
Jotea80125/
Jatya8030/
Joushtya771/
Jothayya771/
Jhotia7348/
Jotija7334/
Ojotia7326/
Ajotia7315/
Youtya7311/
Ayotya739/
Jhatya736/
Jostia734/
Judtya733/
Eyotya732/
Jotiah732/
Juutya731/
Juttya731/
Yotyat731/
Jathya731/
Jyotja731/
Juotia730/
Hayotya672/
Jatayya671/

Jotya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jotya in the Marathi language
जोत्याjotya94.48
मोत्याmotya3.07
ज्योत्याjyotya1.84
जोटयाjotaya0.61
Jotya in the Hindi language
जोत्याjotya86.67
जोतयाjotaya13.33

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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 Jotya
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