Joyah Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Joyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Joyah (441) may also be a first name.

Joyah Last Name Facts

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

Joyah is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joyah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Joyah live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Joyah is also the 408,221st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 441 people.

Joyah is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joyaph911/
Joyash911/
Jouyah911/
Joya8951,883/
Joyh89322/
Jayah803,366/
Joyas801,395/
Joyau80713/
Johya80149/
Joiah8056/
Jooya8048/
Juyah8040/
Jouya8039/
Joyeh8035/
Jhoya8032/
Joyat8019/
Yoyah8019/
Joyaa8012/
Jojah8010/
Joyha809/
Joyad808/
Joyhi805/
Jioya804/
Jeyah803/
Ijoya802/
Jyaha801/
Joaya801/
Juoya801/
Joyoh801/
Joych800/
Joy75209,343/
Joa753,973/
Jayash733,597/
Joyaux73613/
Joyeau73446/
Ojuyah73104/
Jouyat7333/
Youyah7332/
Joyaud7327/
Ijayah7314/
Jehyah7313/
Ujuyah7311/
Jahyah738/
Johiah737/
Jayadh737/
Joyaut736/
Joyapp735/
Jitoya735/
Joujah735/
Joyish734/
Johjah733/
Jayaph732/
Jsiyah732/
Jojaya731/
Jeyaph731/
Jeyash731/
Joyazz731/
Ujjoya731/
Jhojah731/
Joiaya731/
Jooyeh731/
Ijeyah731/
Jiiyah731/
Ja'yah731/
Jyahyu731/
Jaya67197,456/
Joyo6712,707/
Joia678,913/
Yahu678,097/
Joye675,894/
Yoya674,339/
Joyi674,172/
Joja673,745/
Ejah672,401/
Jeya672,207/
Yeah672,146/
Jouy671,919/
Ejoh671,793/
Jaih67699/
Jouh67644/
Juya67612/
Joys67499/
Yahy67456/
Jahu67434/
Jauh67202/
Jeah67202/
Jojy67149/
Yayh67123/
Jahy6799/
Joyeaux6771/
Johu6754/
Eoya6741/
Yauh6734/
Joyt6730/
Joyault6727/
Ijoy6720/
Ijoa6716/
Jhoa6712/
Joyy6712/
Juoy6712/
Jyoy679/
Johy679/
Joyp677/
Jahj675/
Ioya675/
Jyahaya675/
Joyd673/
Joiy673/
Jayh673/
Jioa673/
Yajh672/
Jooy672/
Johj672/
Joyé672/
Jahyash672/
Jhoy672/
Jyaj671/
Jyohaya671/
Jeyh671/
Joyj671/
Joyz671/
Ajhiyah671/
Yahj671/
Jjoy671/
Jgoy671/
Joih671/
Jioy671/
Jooa671/
Jyay671/
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
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  • 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 Joyah
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