Koy Surname

28,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Koy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia9,0121:1,719386
DR Congo5,1791:14,2651,769
Indonesia1,2201:108,40111,099
Vietnam7631:121,423792
United States6371:569,00946,718
Germany4061:198,28922,834
Cameroon1771:117,33913,463
Poland1701:223,58129,019
France1631:407,50159,752
Japan1311:975,91119,848
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
Australia991:272,68424,601
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
Austria781:109,17215,555
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Canada521:708,56956,910
India441:17,433,304271,013
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Belize141:25,3911,935
England141:3,979,861125,553
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hungary101:981,62846,877
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Laos41:1,647,081888
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Koy (9,749) may also be a first name.

Koy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koy (Arabic: كوى, Hindi: कोय, Marathi: कोय, Russian: Кой) is found most in Cambodia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,633rd most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 388,628 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Koy are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 62,319th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 9,749 people.

It is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 9,012 people, or 1 in 1,719. In Cambodia Koy is mostly found in: Prey Veng Province, where 12 percent live, Kandal Province, where 9 percent live and Siem Reap Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Cambodia it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Koy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koy surname increased 1,385 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Koy surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Koy earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.53% less than the national average, earning $39,483 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koya8653,610/
Koyo8610,148/
Koye868,561/
Koyi867,439/
Kouy866,085/
Kooy863,153/
Khoy861,701/
Koyš86266/
Kohy8663/
Koyh8657/
Kuoy8648/
Koyy8624/
Hkoy8618/
Kioy8612/
Koiy868/
Kojy865/
Koyé863/
Ckoy862/
Kyoy862/
Koyï861/
Kqoy861/
Ko801,025,769/
Ky8030,376/
Kouya756,369/
Kouyo752,357/
Khoya752,063/
Kouye751,377/
Khouy751,004/
Koyah75857/
Kohyo75663/
Koyie75437/
Khoyo75343/
Koyoh75250/
Khoyh75191/
Koyaş75177/
Kyoya75175/
Koiyo75145/
Kuoye75144/
Koyyi75140/
Koyee75122/
Khoye75102/
Kohyt7586/
Kgoya7575/
Kyoyo7569/
Kooyi7562/
Koyio7558/
Koyeh7557/
Kooya7544/
Koohy7541/
Kioya7539/
Khohy7537/
Kioyo7533/
Koyoo7529/
Kioye7529/
Khuoy7526/
Koyaa7524/
Kkoya7518/
Kooyo7517/
Kojiy7517/
Kohya7516/
Koysh7511/
Kooye7511/
Kouhy7510/
Kcoya759/
Ckoye756/
Koyha755/
Koych755/
Kgoyi754/
Koaya754/
Kyoyi754/
Kyoye754/
Kuoya754/
Koyyo753/
Kcoyo753/
Kioyi752/
Koeiy752/
Khyoy751/
Khoyd751/
Kohiy751/
Koyiz751/
Koyuo751/
Koujy751/
Koyho751/
Koyje751/
Hkoya751/
Kuoyo751/
Kcoyi751/
Kyojy751/
Koyyz751/
Kojyo751/
Koojy751/
Kooys750/
Kou67412,508/
Kay67311,583/
Kyi67130,849/
Kho67121,119/
Koh6792,528/
Key6762,746/
Coy6749,623/
Koo6733,433/
Kuy6732,511/
Kuo6723,523/
Koi6723,049/
Koe6712,332/
Kye678,893/
Koa678,262/
Kio677,830/
Koj676,555/
Khouya676,528/
Kyo674,709/
Koş672,973/
Kiy672,060/
Koï671,814/
Khouyi671,512/
Koß67973/
Khy67555/
Khoyeh67336/
Kyy67293/
Khouye67242/
Koyaya67205/
Khouiy67142/
Cko67133/
Koyich6782/
Kgo6746/
Khoyah6745/
Khoyee6744/
Koľ6739/
Koyuoz6735/
Koyess6734/
Khoiyi6726/
Koî6726/
Kouyeh6725/
Kko6723/
Kyh6723/
Koyowa6720/
Khoyis6719/
Kouysh6719/
Koyish6715/
Hko6713/
Koyioh6712/
Gko6712/
Kouyap6711/
Kco6711/
Kyć6710/
Qoy679/
Koś679/
Khoych679/
Kcgoya678/
Khouyo678/
Kqgoya677/
Koć677/
Kqy677/
Hky676/
Gky676/
Cky676/
Kqo676/
Qky676/
Khoyts675/
Kgooya675/
Kojaya675/
Koya'a675/
Kky674/
Kyø674/
Kyš674/
Koyach673/
Koyadh673/
Kouyah673/
Kouyep673/
Gkoyoh672/
Kouyed672/
Kouyos672/
Kohysh672/
Qko672/
Khoyhi671/
Kooyes671/
Koyaia671/
Koyatt671/
Koyova671/
Kkuoyi671/
Kooyah671/
Kouyoe671/
Khoyid671/
Khoyie671/
Käy671/
Kéy671/
Koĺ671/
Koyiss671/
Koyová671/
Kouyet671/
Khoaya671/
Kcoyah671/
K'Oyoo671/
Koyopp671/
Kooyee671/
Kooyst670/

Koy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koy in the Hindi language
कोयkoya-
Koy in the Marathi language
कोयkoya-
Koy in the Russian language
Койkoj-
Koy in the Arabic language
كوىkwy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koy
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