Kooya Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kooya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kooya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Kooya (921) may also be a first name.

Kooya Last Name Facts

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

Kooya is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kooya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kooya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Kooya reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kooya is also the 266,960th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 921 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 100 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Kooya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgooya915/
Kooyah911/
Koya8953,610/
Kooy893,153/
Kooa894/
Kouya806,369/
Khoya802,063/
Koyah80857/
Khooa80248/
Koyaş80177/
Kyoya80175/
Kgoya8075/
Kooyi8062/
Kooja8042/
Koohy8041/
Kioya8039/
Koyaa8024/
Kkoya8018/
Kooyo8017/
Kohya8016/
Kooha8012/
Kooye8011/
Kcoya809/
Kooia807/
Koyha805/
Koaya804/
Kuoya804/
Hkoya801/
Koojy801/
Kooys800/
Koy7518,752/
Koa758,262/
Khouya736,528/
Koyaya73205/
Khooha7362/
Khoyah7345/
Kouowa7335/
Koyowa7320/
Kouyap7311/
Kcgoya738/
Kqgoya737/
Kojaya735/
Koya'a735/
Koyach733/
Koyadh733/
Kouyah733/
Kojowa732/
Khooja731/
Kooiah731/
Kooyes731/
Koyaia731/
Koyatt731/
Koyova731/
Koojah731/
Khoaya731/
Kcoyah731/
Khooea731/
Kooyee731/
Kooyst730/
Kaya67888,082/
Keya6781,275/
Kiya6768,857/
Kojo6744,148/
Koyo6710,148/
Khoa679,867/
Kuya679,107/
Koye678,561/
Koyi677,439/
Kouy676,085/
Koja675,033/
Coya672,135/
Khoy671,701/
Koia67658/
Kioa67415/
Koyš67266/
Koňa67102/
Kohy6763/
Koyh6757/
Kuoy6748/
Kyia6745/
Koio6744/
Kyoa6733/
Khoyhah6727/
Koyy6724/
Hkoy6718/
Cooy6716/
Kioy6712/
Koiy678/
Kuoa675/
Kojy675/
Kooj674/
Kcoa674/
Kouyass674/
Kyja673/
Cooa673/
Ko'a673/
Koyé673/
Ckoy672/
Kouyatt672/
Kyoy672/
Koșa672/
Kyya672/
K'Ouyat671/
Khoyaja671/
Khoojah671/
Koudowa671/
Koğa671/
Koyï671/
Khooyeh671/
Qoya671/
Qkoa671/
Qooy671/
Kqoy671/
Kkoa671/

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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 Kooya
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