La Joya Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

La Joya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Joya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

La Joya Last Name Facts

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

The surname La Joya is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Joya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of La Joya live; 55 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 41,375,402. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Durango, where 33 percent are found, Mexico City, where 33 percent are found and Sonora, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Chile, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Joy9215/
La Hoya8624/
La Soya868/
La Joye866/
La Coy773/
La Hoa773/
La Eja772/
La Eoa771/
La Hoy771/
La Jae771/
La Jau771/
La Joie71215/
La Caja713/
La Haya712/
La Hoyi711/
La Gioa711/
La Joux711/
lo Soya711/
La Gioia671,077/
La Hayat671/

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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
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  • 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 La Joya
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