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 surname Koyah is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koyah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 408,080th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Koyah are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Koyah is also the 78,928th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 6,819 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 343,504. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 84 percent reside, Central Java, where 10 percent reside and Banten, where 3 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Koyah exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 32 percent reside and Liberia, where 12 percent reside.

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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