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 occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Loyah? popularity and diffusion
Loyah is the 1,484,726th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Loyah reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 198 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon Loyah is most common in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 9 countries. It is also common 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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