Loyia Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Loyia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loyia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Loyia (23) may also be a first name.

Loyia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loyia is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loyia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loyia is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Loyia reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 23 people.

The surname Loyia is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Loyia is primarily concentrated in: Kotido District, where 100 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Pakistan, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lloyiad830/
Loyao80497/
Loiya80144/
Logia80113/
Luyia8074/
Layia8034/
Loija8032/
Loyya8030/
Loiea8027/
Leyia8015/
Loiao804/
Loyoa802/
Lojia801/
Loyea800/
Loa759,955/
Loijas73183/
Lohyňa7353/
Luoyea7344/
Louyea7321/
Luojia7318/
Loyeah7310/
Louhia739/
Lohiaa738/
Layias737/
Leyiah736/
Luyija735/
Louyao734/
Loyjio734/
Lowiea733/
Laooyi732/
Loyaha732/
Luoyao732/
Liayia731/
Logiah731/
Loiyah731/
Loii'a731/
Louiea731/
Lyaiya731/
Loyijo731/
Lougia730/
Liao675,530,093/
Loua6799,101/
Liah6710,493/
Lija678,490/
Loha677,901/
Loay672,862/
Loai671,787/
Loas671,613/
Liha67991/
Lyha67942/
Liea67767/
Loat67537/
Loaa67338/
Leoa67253/
Loea67231/
Laoa67186/
Leoi67170/
Lloa67169/
Loah67117/
Laoi67103/
Load6772/
Leoy6772/
Loau6733/
Loaz6729/
Lgia6728/
Laoy6721/
Lhya6721/
Louhija6719/
Loap6718/
Lioa6715/
Liňa6713/
Lyea677/
Liða676/
Luoa674/
Lhia673/
Ljia672/
Hloa672/
Loghiya672/
Looa672/
Lhoa671/
Lyoa671/
Layiyoa671/
Li'a671/
Hlohyňa671/
Lița671/
Loïa671/
Loğa671/

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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
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  • 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 Loyia
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