Photya Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Photya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Photya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand4171:169,39727,281
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Photya Last Name Facts

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

Photya is found most frequently in Thailand. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Photya.

How Common Is The Last Name Photya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 703,644th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Photya reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 169,397. In Thailand Photya is most numerous in: Khon Kaen Province, where 44 percent are found, Chai Nat Province, where 27 percent are found and Nakhon Sawan Province, where 26 percent are found. Outside of Thailand Photya is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potya9165/
Phatya8395/
Photia8313/
Phutya838/
Poutya833/
Photyo832/
Potyha831/
Pothya831/
Potyea830/
Phottia77349/
Photyot77155/
Phothia77138/
Phothyo77105/
Potayya7744/
Photias7715/
Potaiya774/
Phutyat771/
Potyatz771/
Photjai771/
Potyo73331/
Potea73316/
Potia73290/
Patya73283/
Putya73188/
Potja73109/
Fotya7352/
Potyó7314/
Phothiat7126/
Pothayya7120/
Pottayya7113/
Phothiah711/
Photijad711/
Postyhai711/
Pothaiya711/
Poteau673,386/
Potiah67110/
Pathya6796/
Poteah6771/
Poutia6737/
Pattya6723/
Postyhach6722/
Potiha6719/
Patyha6716/
Phutia6712/
Patyah677/
Phatja676/
Putyat676/
Patyad675/
Poteha675/
Pothia675/
Padtya674/
Postia674/
Pootja674/
Puttya673/
Poteay673/
Phatia673/
Pohtea672/
Paatya672/
Phatea672/
Poștea672/
Photjo671/
Phothiath671/
Phothijad671/
Phooteeat671/
Pautya671/
Fahtya671/
Poutyo671/
Potjau671/
Puotia671/
Fhatya671/
Potias671/
Potija671/
Poitia671/
Pottia671/
Patyat671/
Puthya671/
Potiat671/

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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
  • 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 Photya
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