Lyoya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lyoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lyoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyoya (Russian: Лёя) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyoya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyoya reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Lyoya is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 67 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loya8950,413/
Lyya892/
Lyoy891/
Lyoa891/
Louya801,826/
Loyau801,026/
Loaya80476/
Loyha80329/
Looya80237/
Loyas80158/
Loyah80142/
Lohya8072/
Loyat8056/
Lyoha8024/
Lloya8020/
Hloya8020/
Lyaya809/
Loyaa808/
Loyad805/
Loyaz805/
Lyoia803/
Lyoyo802/
Lhoya802/
Lioya802/
Loyap801/
Loy7532,104/
Loa759,955/
Loyeau73182/
Loyaux73130/
Lojaya73101/
Loyaya7372/
Louyat7349/
Luyowa7346/
Loyowa7321/
Loyaud7319/
Loyash7314/
Lyuhya736/
Layowa736/
Louyah735/
Layova732/
Loyova732/
Lloyad731/
Loyaph731/
L'Loya731/
Leyova731/
Loyass730/
Laya6751,527/
Leya6722,791/
Loyo6720,646/
Loyd6720,562/
Liya6718,862/
Loja6716,361/
Luyo678,125/
Luya676,874/
Loyi673,279/
Layo672,718/
Loye672,003/
Loia671,173/
Lioy67978/
Leyo67752/
Looy67735/
Liyo67734/
Loys67388/
Lyay67310/
Lloy67303/
Lyau67208/
Lloa67169/
Lyuy6794/
Lyai6744/
Luoy6727/
Lioa6715/
Loyt6714/
Layy677/
Loihaya674/
Lyye674/
Luoa674/
Lyjo674/
Lhoy673/
Lyoe672/
Loyy672/
Looa672/
Loyh672/
Lyia672/
Hloa672/
Lyja671/
Lohgaya671/
Lhoa671/
Lyae671/
Lyahaya671/
Loyault671/
Loïa671/
Loğa671/
Léyo671/
Lyaa671/
Loyj671/
Loyp671/

Lyoya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyoya in the Russian language
Лёяlea-

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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 Lyoya
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