Laoya Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Laoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Laoya (1,719) may also be a first name.
Laoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laoya has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Laoya reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Laoya is also the 185,155th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 1,719 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 2,736,168. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 97 percent are found and Davao Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Laoya occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 18 percent are found and Taiwan, where 10 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Laoya
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