Ploya Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ploya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ploya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ploya occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ploya is the 1,806,862nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ploya live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Ploya is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 1,002,359. In The Philippines Ploya is primarily concentrated in: Davao Region, where 35 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 23 percent live and Caraga, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploy89190/
Ploa893/
Pilloya831/
Playa8010,630/
Plooy80661/
Phloy80299/
Plouy80283/
Ploia80245/
Ploye80240/
Pleya8091/
Plyay8084/
Pliya8073/
Ployo8069/
Ployd8024/
Ployé808/
Ployt801/
Pluya801/
Pleoy800/
Playas73415/
Pilloy73405/
Phlyay73103/
Ployez7382/
Plloha7358/
Pelloy7354/
Ployet7345/
Playah7340/
Pleyau7322/
Phliya7318/
Playaz7315/
Plyuha7314/
Pleeya7312/
Ploias734/
Plaaya732/
Ploaia732/
Playad731/
Ployee731/
Pluyau731/
Plyayi731/
Plojah731/
Ployed730/
Plea674,890/
Plou671,078/
Play67891/
Ploj67820/
Pley67788/
Plai67507/
Plaa67437/
Plau67353/
Pluyaud67262/
Ploe67169/
Pluy6778/
Plye6747/
Pelloia6747/
Ploi6731/
Pluyaut6719/
Plaj6719/
Pillaya6716/
Pelleya6715/
Plae678/
Pléa675/
Plúa675/
Pilliya672/
Pillyya671/
Pelloja671/
Plâa671/

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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 Ploya
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