Koya Surname

10,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Koya Surname User-submission:

There are many families with the surname Kayo, who live in Saurashtra region, Gujarat state, India. They are mainly Modh Vaishnav Banias, the same caste with Mahatma Gandhi.

Koya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India22,7231:33,7572,452
Japan14,8241:8,6241,220
United Arab Emirates4,5481:2,015248
Ivory Coast2,9301:7,874680
DR Congo1,3681:54,0066,504
Nigeria1,0901:162,51610,175
Kuwait8481:4,482609
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Benin5931:17,4292,359
Papua New Guinea5581:14,6121,410
Kenya4011:115,1629,767
United States3681:984,94373,005
Cameroon2891:71,8658,997
Fiji2511:3,563644
England2171:256,76520,624
Tanzania1991:266,03821,128
Qatar1971:11,9701,310
Niger1961:97,9184,043
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Congo1701:29,3483,054
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Malaysia1381:213,72612,448
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Canada611:604,02649,778
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Uganda521:750,75536,601
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Australia371:729,61448,196
Oman191:194,1043,633
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France101:6,642,272293,169
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Koya (14,840) may also be a first name.

Koya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are many families with the surname Kayo, who live in Saurashtra region, Gujarat state, India. They are mainly Modh Vaishnav Banias, the same caste with Mahatma Gandhi.

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Koya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻱ, Hindi: कोया, Marathi: कोया, Oriya: େକାୟା, Russian: Коя) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,488th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 135,936 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Koya live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Koya is also the 46,727th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 14,840 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 22,723 people, or 1 in 33,757. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 49 percent are found, Assam, where 18 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 28 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found.

Koya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (92%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Koya last name are 33.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.49% registered with the party.

The amount Koya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,958 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.59% less than the national average, earning R 131,676 per year; in United States they earn 38.68% more than the national average, earning $59,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $47,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouya896,369/
Khoya892,063/
Koyah89857/
Koyaş89177/
Kyoya89175/
Kgoya8975/
Kooya8944/
Kioya8939/
Koyaa8924/
Kkoya8918/
Kohya8916/
Kcoya899/
Koyha895/
Koaya894/
Kuoya894/
Hkoya891/
Koy8618,752/
Koa868,262/
Khouya806,528/
Koyaya80205/
Khoyah8045/
Koyowa8020/
Kouyap8011/
Kcgoya808/
Kqgoya807/
Kgooya805/
Kojaya805/
Koya'a805/
Koyach803/
Koyadh803/
Kouyah803/
Koyaia801/
Koyatt801/
Koyova801/
Kooyah801/
Khoaya801/
Kcoyah801/
Kaya75888,082/
Keya7581,275/
Kiya7568,857/
Koyo7510,148/
Khoa759,867/
Kuya759,107/
Koye758,561/
Koyi757,439/
Kouy756,085/
Koja755,033/
Kooy753,153/
Coya752,135/
Khoy751,701/
Koia75658/
Kioa75415/
Koyš75266/
Koňa75102/
Kohy7563/
Koyh7557/
Kuoy7548/
Kyia7545/
Kyoa7533/
Koyy7524/
Hkoy7518/
Kioy7512/
Koiy758/
Kuoa755/
Kojy755/
Kooa754/
Kcoa754/
Kyja753/
Ko'a753/
Koyé753/
Ckoy752/
Kyoy752/
Koșa752/
Kyya752/
Koğa751/
Koyï751/
Qoya751/
Qkoa751/
Kqoy751/
Kkoa751/
Khoyhah7327/
Kouyass734/
Kouyatt732/
K'Ouyat731/
Khoyaja731/
Khoja6723,221/
Kaaya6722,011/
Kahya6720,792/
Khaya675,394/
Koiah674,826/
Kouyo672,357/
Kheya671,876/
Kouye671,377/
Kayah671,301/
Kieya671,273/
Keeya671,149/
Khouy671,004/
Ccoya67857/
Kohyo67663/
Kouja67600/
Kiyah67552/
Khiya67485/
Koyie67437/
Kehya67363/
Kouia67348/
Khoyo67343/
Kayaa67302/
Kohia67283/
Kuuya67256/
Koyoh67250/
Khooa67248/
Kiyae67227/
Kouha67221/
Kojah67199/
Khoyh67191/
Kuyah67151/
Koiyo67145/
Kuoye67144/
Koyyi67140/
Hkaya67128/
Koyee67122/
Coyat67113/
Kohja67107/
Khoye67102/
Kayha6799/
Kohyt6786/
Keyha6781/
Coyau6773/
Kuoha6769/
Kyoyo6769/
Kooyi6762/
Keyah6761/
Koyio6758/
Koyeh6757/
Kkaya6755/
Kayağ6755/
Coyas6747/
Kooja6742/
Koohy6741/
Khohy6737/
Kioyo6733/
Koyoo6729/
Kioye6729/
Khuoy6726/
Keyaa6725/
Kooyo6717/
Kojiy6717/
Khoia6714/
Kioja6714/
Kayaç6714/
Coaya6713/
Kiyaç6713/
Kooha6712/
Koysh6711/
Kooye6711/
Kciya6710/
Kouhy6710/
Koiha6710/
Khuya679/
Koeia678/
Coyaş678/
Kuoja677/
Kooia677/
Koaia676/
Ckoye676/
Kyjas675/
Kuoia675/
Koych675/
Khyia674/
Kgoyi674/
Kyoyi674/
Kyoye674/
Kuyaa674/
Koaja674/
Kayaï674/
Kkeya673/
Koyyo673/
Coyah673/
Kkiya673/
Kcoyo673/
Kuhya672/
Kioyi672/
Koeiy672/
Khuoa672/
Khyoy671/
Kijya671/
Khoyd671/
Kohiy671/
Kojaa671/
Kyiah671/
Koyiz671/
Koyuo671/
Koujy671/
Koyho671/
Kceya671/
Kihya671/
Kkuya671/
Kohha671/
Kyoaa671/
Koyje671/
Qoyad671/
Ckaya671/
Couya671/
Coyaa671/
Coyaz671/
Kyyap671/
Kuoyo671/
Kcoyi671/
Kyojy671/
Koyyz671/
Kojyo671/
Kojad671/
Koojy671/
Kooys670/
Coyad670/

Koya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koya in the Hindi language
कोयाkoya-
Koya in the Oriya language
େକାୟାekaya99.86
କାୟାkaya0.14
Koya in the Marathi language
कोयाkoya99.04
कोयkoya0.96
Koya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻱkwy50
ﻛﻮﻳﺎkwya50
Koya in the Russian language
Кояkoa-

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