Koyah Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Koyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3851:343,50429,814
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Liberia1041:42,3903,874
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Koyah (6,819) may also be a first name.

Koyah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koyah is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koyah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 408,080th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. Koyah is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Koyah live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Koyah is also the 78,928th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 6,819 people.

The surname Koyah is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 343,504. In Indonesia Koyah is most common in: West Java, where 84 percent are found, Central Java, where 10 percent are found and Banten, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 32 percent are found and Liberia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoyah9145/
Koyach913/
Koyadh913/
Kouyah913/
Kooyah911/
Kcoyah911/
Koya8953,610/
Koyh8957/
Khoyhah8327/
Kouya806,369/
Koiah804,826/
Khoya802,063/
Kayah801,301/
Kiyah80552/
Koyoh80250/
Kojah80199/
Khoyh80191/
Koyaş80177/
Kyoya80175/
Kuyah80151/
Kgoya8075/
Keyah8061/
Koyeh8057/
Kooya8044/
Kioya8039/
Koyaa8024/
Kkoya8018/
Kohya8016/
Koysh8011/
Kcoya809/
Koyha805/
Koych805/
Koaya804/
Kuoya804/
Coyah803/
Kyiah801/
Koyho801/
Hkoya801/
Koy7518,752/
Koa758,262/
Khouya736,528/
Khojah734,704/
Khoyeh73336/
Koujah73244/
Khayah73211/
Koyaya73205/
Kuyath7394/
Koyich7382/
Kouyeh7325/
Koyowa7320/
Kouysh7319/
Koyish7315/
Koyioh7312/
Kouyap7311/
Khoych739/
Kcgoya738/
Kqgoya737/
Khiyah736/
Kiyath736/
Kgooya735/
Kojaya735/
Koya'a735/
Koiaha735/
Kojath734/
Kieyah734/
Kayach733/
Gkoyoh732/
Kohysh732/
Khoyhi731/
Kooiah731/
Koyaia731/
Koyatt731/
Koyova731/
Kahyah731/
Koojah731/
Khoaya731/
Koiash731/
Koaghe730/
Kaya67888,082/
Keya6781,275/
Kiya6768,857/
Koyo6710,148/
Khoa679,867/
Keah679,761/
Kuya679,107/
Koye678,561/
Koyi677,439/
Kouy676,085/
Koja675,033/
Kouh673,981/
Kooy673,153/
Coya672,135/
Khoy671,701/
Kahu671,390/
Koia67658/
Kohu67448/
Kioa67415/
Khoujah67402/
Koyš67266/
Kaih67102/
Koňa67102/
Kauh67100/
Kohy6763/
Kahy6757/
Koih6748/
Kuoy6748/
Kyia6745/
Kyoa6733/
Koyy6724/
Hkoy6718/
Kajh6713/
Kioy6712/
Khohjah678/
Koiy678/
Kuyh675/
Kuoa675/
Kojy675/
Kooa674/
Kcoa674/
Kouyass674/
Khojash674/
Kyja673/
Khojaph673/
Ko'a673/
Koyé673/
Ckoy672/
Kouyatt672/
Kyoy672/
Koșa672/
Kyya672/
Khayaha672/
K'Ouyat671/
Khoyaja671/
Kouyeth671/
Coyh671/
Quioyah671/
Khoojah671/
Khiyaph671/
Kohj671/
Koğa671/
Koyï671/
Kouyoch671/
Khooyeh671/
Keeyath671/
K'Oyooh671/
Qoya671/
Qkoa671/
Kahj671/
Kqoy671/
Koychch671/
Kkoa671/
Kojh671/

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