Nicoya Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Nicoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nicoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua8381:7,185612
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Nicoya (99) may also be a first name.

Nicoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicoya is held by more people in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicoya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,615th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nicoya are found; 99 percent are found in Central America and 99 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 99 people.

The last name Nicoya is most commonly used in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 7,185. In Nicaragua Nicoya is primarily found in: Carazo Department, where 42 percent reside, Managua Department, where 22 percent reside and Masaya Department, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nicaragua this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nicoya Last Name Statistics demography

Nicoya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicoyas922/
Nichoya921/
Nickoya920/
Nicoy918/
Nicoa911/
Nichoy83252/
Nicaya8317/
Nisoya8313/
Niqoya835/
Nicoye832/
Niciya831/
Nicoia831/
Nicoey831/
Nicoyo831/
Nickoy830/
Nicahya77125/
Naisoya77100/
Neichoy7732/
Niscoyo7732/
Niscaya7727/
Nickeya772/
Nikoyah771/
Nickoia771/
Nicsoia771/
Naicaya771/
Nicieya771/
Nickoyo771/
Nickuya771/
Nnicoyo771/
Nicou731,391/
Nicaj73441/
Nicea73145/
Nicey73126/
Nicoi73102/
Nicau7356/
Nicae7326/
Nicay7326/
Nicai7313/
Nicaa7313/
Nikoy7311/
Nisoy739/
Nikoa733/
Nijoy732/
Necoy731/
Nicoe731/
Nicúa731/
Necoa731/
Nitchaya71272/
Noichaya7127/
Nicoieau711/
Naaicaya711/
Nichkoye711/
Nicoue671,737/
Nicaud671,594/
Nicoud671,432/
Nichea671,038/
Neziya67654/
Nicoux67216/
Nikoyo67190/
Nikaya67154/
Nichey67143/
Naikoa67132/
Nesiya67128/
Nichau67117/
Nichay6788/
Nijaya6786/
Nekoya6786/
Nichai6784/
Nikuya6763/
Nickau6754/
Nickey6753/
Naicea6746/
Nicois6741/
Nikouy6736/
Niseya6731/
Nickou6728/
Niczaj6725/
Niczay6724/
Nicaut6720/
Negiya6718/
Nekiya6718/
Nichoi6717/
Nikiya6714/
Nisaya6714/
Nicais6714/
Nikoia6711/
Nisiya6710/
Nigiya6710/
Nejiya6710/
Nijiya679/
Nicéas678/
Nisyia678/
Niceia677/
Nisoja677/
Nicoué677/
Nikeya676/
Nicoii676/
Nickay676/
Nicajs676/
Nukiya675/
Niecey674/
Niziya674/
Nicait674/
Nichou673/
Nichye673/
Nicout673/
Nikoye673/
Noyjai673/
Noijoy673/
Noysai673/
Nitsoy672/
Niscey672/
Nijeya672/
Nicous672/
Niczai672/
Nickea672/
Nicayo672/
Nikooy672/
Nicaio672/
Nikoyi671/
Neicea671/
Nicehy671/
Nichaj671/
Nichoe671/
Nisoye671/
Nicéia671/
Naicay671/
Naikoy671/
Necoye671/
Niciejova671/
Nizeya671/
Nizoyo671/
Nigeya671/
Nizaya671/
Niccey671/
Niceja671/
Nicaye671/
Naicai671/
Nicuia671/
Nikyia670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nicoya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis