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

The surname Joyah occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joyah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Joyah is the 1,415,499th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Joyah are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Joyah is also the 408,221st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 441 people.

This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found 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
  • 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 Joyah
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