Poiya Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Poiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6811:11,9731,097
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Poiya (235) may also be a first name.

Poiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poiya (Hindi: पोइया, Marathi: पोइया) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 482,070th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Poiya are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Poiya is also the 584,346th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 235 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 681 people, or 1 in 11,973. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 76 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 13 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poiyae913/
Poiyap912/
Poiyas912/
Poiyo801,101/
Paiya80544/
Piyao80307/
Puiya8080/
Pogia8074/
Poyia8074/
Poyya8034/
Peiya8034/
Poyao8012/
Poiao805/
Piyaa804/
Pojya803/
Poyea800/
Pia7522,686/
Poa751,653/
Pya75922/
Phaiya73186/
Paaiya73148/
Paiyah73107/
Pojiah7332/
Paiyaj7325/
Poyhia7320/
Pohiea7318/
Pougia7317/
Paiyas737/
Poioha737/
Phogia737/
Paiyaz735/
Paiyap735/
Poyias734/
Paiyay734/
Poyeah733/
Puiyea733/
Paiyad732/
Piyaah732/
Paoaya732/
Pooyao732/
Pogiea731/
Poujya731/
Poyaou731/
Piyeah731/
Pouyaa731/
Piyaou731/
Pgaiya731/
Piyaas731/
Piyaoi731/
Pouyea730/
Pyae6714,272/
Pias6711,185/
Piat677,343/
Piah676,507/
Piad672,247/
Piaz671,278/
Poha671,249/
Piay671,096/
Phoa671,081/
Phya67971/
Poad67842/
Piha67825/
Pyat67633/
Poat67563/
Pija67498/
Paoa67416/
Poua67376/
Piða67364/
Poea67364/
Poas67351/
Pyay67335/
Poai67301/
Phaiyaj67260/
Phia67238/
Poah67157/
Pyas67114/
Piap67103/
Pioy6780/
Pyha6765/
Poay6760/
Piea6745/
Pița6739/
Peoa6735/
Pahaiya6732/
Piaa6727/
Poap6722/
Piľa6719/
Pjoy6718/
Paiyaah6718/
Pooa6716/
Paoi6714/
Piae6713/
Poau6712/
Pioa679/
Po'a679/
Pyaj678/
Peoy678/
Phooyao677/
Phaiyaz676/
Pyad676/
Phaiyad675/
Pyah674/
Pyoy674/
Poľa674/
Paiyapp673/
Phoijai673/
Pgoa673/
Poșa673/
Pooyaei672/
Piãa672/
Piaś672/
Peoi672/
Pouyaei672/
Poyyath671/
Phaiyat671/
Pjia671/
Piaú671/
Phoijay671/
Piyaaai671/
Piyahai671/
Piyahay671/
Piňa671/
Poaz671/
Poyaghi671/
Bpoa671/
Pgia671/
Paiyath671/
Pjoa671/
Pjya671/
Poaj671/
Ppoa671/
Ppya671/
Piaj671/
Pfoa671/
Poohyao671/
Vpia671/

Poiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poiya in the Marathi language
पोइयाpo'iya-
Poiya in the Hindi language
पोइयाpo'iya70.59
पोईयाpo'iya23.53
पोशियाposiya5.88

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poiya
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