Loya Surname

11,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Loya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico23,4661:5,290665
United States12,1281:29,8863,712
India7,2081:106,4196,974
Tanzania1,7631:30,0293,567
DR Congo1,0951:67,4707,957
Ecuador5861:27,1433,481
Indonesia5571:237,43121,892
Peru5021:63,3154,908
Nigeria4291:412,92021,515
Burkina Faso4251:43,1812,081
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Papua New Guinea2591:31,4823,630
Philippines2471:409,87152,096
Benin1801:57,4207,121
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Pakistan1171:1,526,87116,479
Spain1111:421,19022,576
Ivory Coast991:233,0439,491
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Israel801:106,97012,128
United Arab Emirates531:172,87312,733
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Canada411:898,67368,969
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France371:1,795,209158,669
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
England161:3,482,379114,324
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Loya (3,883) may also be a first name.

Loya Last Name Facts

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

Loya (Arabic: ويّا, Hindi: लोया, Marathi: लोया, Oriya: ଲୟା, Russian: Лоя) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loya? popularity and diffusion

Loya is the 11,145th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 144,557 people. The last name Loya is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Loya live; 71 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 112,561st most common first name world-wide It is held by 3,883 people.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 23,466 people, or 1 in 5,290. In Mexico Loya is most prevalent in: Chihuahua, where 55 percent are found, Veracruz, where 8 percent are found and Michoacán, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Mexico this surname exists in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Loya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loya last name increased 7,825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Loya surname are 0.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loya earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,807 per year; in South Africa they earn 36% less than the national average, earning R 152,100 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $21,710,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.73% less than the national average, earning $37,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louya891,826/
Loyau891,026/
Loaya89476/
Loyha89329/
Looya89237/
Loyas89158/
Loyah89142/
Lohya8972/
Loyat8956/
Lloya8920/
Hloya8920/
Loyaa898/
Lyoya897/
Loyaz895/
Loyad895/
Lioya892/
Lhoya892/
Loyap891/
Loy8632,104/
Loa869,955/
Loyeau80182/
Loyaux80130/
Lojaya80101/
Loyaya8072/
Louyat8049/
Loyowa8021/
Loyaud8019/
Loyash8014/
Louyah805/
Loyova802/
Lloyad801/
Loyaph801/
L'Loya801/
Loyass800/
Laya7551,527/
Leya7522,791/
Loyo7520,646/
Loyd7520,562/
Liya7518,862/
Loja7516,361/
Luya756,874/
Loyi753,279/
Loye752,003/
Lohy751,504/
Loia751,173/
Lioy75978/
Looy75735/
Loys75388/
Louy75332/
Lojy75312/
Lyay75310/
Lloy75303/
Lyau75208/
Lloa75169/
Loiy75122/
Lyai7544/
Luoy7527/
Lioa7515/
Loyt7514/
Luoa754/
Lhoy753/
Lyya752/
Loyy752/
Looa752/
Loyh752/
Lyia752/
Hloa752/
Lyoa751/
Lhoa751/
Lyae751/
Loïa751/
Loøy751/
Loğa751/
Lyaa751/
Loyj751/
Loyp751/
Lyoy751/
Lyja751/
Loihaya734/
Lohgaya731/
Loyault731/
Lloyd67203,599/
Lohia678,629/
Layas678,016/
Luyas671,851/
Louha671,389/
Hloyi671,138/
Loyep671,045/
Loyez671,040/
Louys67973/
Lohiy67812/
Lauya67766/
Liyas67707/
Lieya67664/
Loiha67650/
Liyah67619/
Loyoo67574/
Layat67476/
Lahya67468/
Loyet67459/
Layad67414/
Loyst67337/
Lloja67333/
Loyed67307/
Layau67300/
Looye67241/
Llaya67224/
Luyat67184/
Lohja67181/
Layaz67174/
Louia67155/
Loyie67120/
Lioia67106/
Layah67103/
Lojah67100/
Leeya6799/
Lliya6795/
Loyos6792/
Leyah6787/
Hliya6787/
Lioyd6778/
Luoye6777/
Loydd6760/
Loyot6759/
Leyat6758/
Loyid6752/
Lioja6752/
Loyee6747/
Layaa6746/
Loyod6741/
Liyad6738/
Luyah6735/
Loyis6735/
Layap6733/
Hloyo6733/
Loyes6732/
Loysh6732/
Luuya6731/
Liuya6730/
Lyoha6724/
Looys6723/
Lloys6721/
Leyad6721/
Loyop6720/
Lyaus6719/
Luoyo6719/
Luyau6719/
Lloyo6719/
Loaia6719/
Loych6718/
Leyau6718/
Liyat6716/
Looyo6716/
Lihya6716/
Looyd6715/
Leyas6715/
Liaya6714/
Lloye6714/
Liyap6714/
Lyawe6713/
Liyaz6713/
Lhaya6713/
Looyi6712/
Leyaa6712/
Loyds6711/
Loiyo6711/
Luyap6711/
Lyaya679/
Luhya679/
Lohyi679/
Louye678/
Loyoh678/
Layha677/
Lyayo677/
Lygia677/
Loyit676/
Leyaz676/
Loyts675/
Luyaa675/
Loyyd674/
Lyuha674/
Liyae674/
Laaya673/
Lehya673/
Lyoia673/
Lleya673/
Luyad673/
Lojiy673/
Lioiy673/
Lyoyo672/
Lyaja672/
Lohhy672/
Loyip672/
Hleya672/
Lyiah672/
Leyap672/
Laïya672/
Lluya672/
Lloia672/
Looja672/
Lhiya672/
Hloyd672/
Lgaya672/
Lohyo672/
Lyjah671/
Lloyz671/
Loaja671/
Luoja671/
Lohys671/
Louhy671/
Louyo671/
Loyih671/
Loyij671/
Loysz671/
Lijya671/
Hlaya671/
Llooy671/
Loydt671/
Loiyd671/
Lohye671/
Lohyňova671/
Loias671/
Loiaz671/
Loihy671/
Lioyi671/
Luohy671/
Luoyd671/
Lyaia671/
Lyajo671/
Lyaud671/
Lyayi671/
Loyhi671/
Loyii671/
Leyha671/
Leïya671/
Luoha671/
Louja671/
Luyha671/
Lyaij671/
Lioah671/
Loohy670/
Louyd670/
Lhoyd670/
Lloyt670/
Loytz670/
Lyahy670/

Loya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loya in the Oriya language
ଲୟାlaya-
Loya in the Marathi language
लोयाloya99.92
लॉयloya0.08
Loya in the Hindi language
लोयाloya96.43
लॊयloya3.57
Loya in the Russian language
Лояloa-
Loya in the Arabic language
ويّاwya-
وياwya-

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