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 last name Loyah is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Loyah is the 1,484,726th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Loyah live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most widespread given name in the world, held by 198 people.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 17 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
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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