Loyah Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Loyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Loyah (198) may also be a first name.
Loyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loyah has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Loyah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Loyah is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Loyah reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Loyah is also the 644,447th most common first name in the world, borne by 198 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon Loyah is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyash | 91 | 14 | / |
| Louyah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Loyaph | 91 | 1 | / |
| Loya | 89 | 50,413 | / |
| Loyh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Louya | 80 | 1,826 | / |
| Loyau | 80 | 1,026 | / |
| Liyah | 80 | 619 | / |
| Loaya | 80 | 476 | / |
| Loyha | 80 | 329 | / |
| Looya | 80 | 237 | / |
| Loyas | 80 | 158 | / |
| Layah | 80 | 103 | / |
| Lojah | 80 | 100 | / |
| Leyah | 80 | 87 | / |
| Lohya | 80 | 72 | / |
| Loyat | 80 | 56 | / |
| Luyah | 80 | 35 | / |
| Loysh | 80 | 32 | / |
| Lloya | 80 | 20 | / |
| Hloya | 80 | 20 | / |
| Loych | 80 | 18 | / |
| Loyaa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Loyoh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lyoya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Loyaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Loyad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lioya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lhoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lyiah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lyjah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loyih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loyap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loyhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lioah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lyahy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Loy | 75 | 32,104 | / |
| Loa | 75 | 9,955 | / |
| Loyeau | 73 | 182 | / |
| Loyaux | 73 | 130 | / |
| Lojaya | 73 | 101 | / |
| Lohysh | 73 | 97 | / |
| Loysch | 73 | 85 | / |
| Loyaya | 73 | 72 | / |
| Louyat | 73 | 49 | / |
| Layach | 73 | 39 | / |
| Lyaush | 73 | 34 | / |
| Loyish | 73 | 31 | / |
| Loyowa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lohyoh | 73 | 21 | / |
| Loyaud | 73 | 19 | / |
| Louyeh | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lehyah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lyaich | 73 | 4 | / |
| Liyash | 73 | 4 | / |
| Looyeh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leyahe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Liyadh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lyaych | 73 | 2 | / |
| Layahe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loyova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luoyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liyach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lieyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lloyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layash | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Loya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luyash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loeyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loyass | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laya | 67 | 51,527 | / |
| Leya | 67 | 22,791 | / |
| Loyo | 67 | 20,646 | / |
| Loyd | 67 | 20,562 | / |
| Liya | 67 | 18,862 | / |
| Loja | 67 | 16,361 | / |
| Leah | 67 | 7,680 | / |
| Luya | 67 | 6,874 | / |
| Loyi | 67 | 3,279 | / |
| Louh | 67 | 2,555 | / |
| Leyh | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Lahu | 67 | 2,121 | / |
| Loye | 67 | 2,003 | / |
| Lohy | 67 | 1,504 | / |
| Loia | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Lioy | 67 | 978 | / |
| Looy | 67 | 735 | / |
| Lahy | 67 | 422 | / |
| Loys | 67 | 388 | / |
| Lyeh | 67 | 340 | / |
| Louy | 67 | 332 | / |
| Layh | 67 | 330 | / |
| Lojy | 67 | 312 | / |
| Lyay | 67 | 310 | / |
| Lloy | 67 | 303 | / |
| Lajh | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lohu | 67 | 211 | / |
| Lyau | 67 | 208 | / |
| Lahj | 67 | 198 | / |
| Lauh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Lloa | 67 | 169 | / |
| Loiy | 67 | 122 | / |
| Laih | 67 | 94 | / |
| Lyai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Luoy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Llahyah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Lioa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Loyt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Loihaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lohj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lhoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loyy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Looa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hloa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahyath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyayich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohgaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loøy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loğa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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