Poya Surname

69,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,164 people bear this surname

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

Poya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,7731:20,3512,602
Malawi1,1761:14,5572,276
Papua New Guinea6641:12,2801,131
India5281:1,452,77555,209
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Uganda1731:225,66117,396
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Poya (27,047) may also be a first name.

Poya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poya (Hindi: पोया, Marathi: पोया, Oriya: େପାୟା, Russian: Поя) is found most in Iran. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Poya.

How Common Is The Last Name Poya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,213th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,017,245 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Poya live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 30,162nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 27,047 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 3,773 people, or 1 in 20,351. In Iran Poya is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Fars Province, where 12 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Poya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poya surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poya earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.99% less than the national average, earning R 147,348 per year and in United States they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $46,652 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouya895,097/
Phoya891,668/
Pooya891,266/
Poyaz89532/
Poyau89400/
Poyah89175/
Poyas8988/
Poyat8964/
Poyap8938/
Pioya8914/
Poyha898/
Poyad896/
Pohya893/
Pfoya891/
Bpoya891/
Poaya891/
Poy865,643/
Poa861,653/
Pouyat80141/
Pohyae8063/
Poyeau8059/
Poyaux8039/
Poyatt8037/
Pooyah8017/
Pouyap8016/
Poyaud8013/
Pojaya804/
Poyowa802/
Pohyah802/
Pooyae802/
Poyaja801/
Poyath801/
Phoyah801/
Phoyad801/
Poyass800/
Paya7579,269/
Piya7520,803/
Peya758,073/
Poyo754,580/
Puya751,410/
Poyi751,299/
Pouy751,173/
Phoa751,081/
Poye75817/
Poja75796/
Poia75665/
Phoy75188/
Pioy7580/
Poys7532/
Puoy7524/
Pooa7516/
Pooy7515/
Pioa759/
Pohy759/
Po'a759/
Poyd754/
Pyoy754/
Poľa754/
Pyia753/
Pyya753/
Poyé753/
Poșa753/
Poiy753/
Poyp752/
Poëy752/
Pgoy752/
Pojy752/
Poyt751/
Pyja751/
Poyó751/
Bpoa751/
Poyh751/
Poyj751/
Poyy751/
Ppoa751/
Pfoa751/
Poyault7376/
Poyeaux7317/
Pouyatt739/
Pooyash731/
Pouye6733,622/
Pooja6712,013/
Payas676,458/
Puyad674,137/
Poyet673,494/
Piyas672,842/
Puyat672,839/
Payad671,932/
Pauya671,772/
Poiyo671,101/
Payat671,020/
Peyas67742/
Puyau67730/
Poyos67642/
Pohja67534/
Ppaya67398/
Pooyi67287/
Piyah67253/
Paaya67211/
Phiya67186/
Piyaz67174/
Payah67172/
Payau67160/
Poyoh67158/
Payaz67153/
Pooye67130/
Phaya67124/
Poyot67123/
Pojah67115/
Peyap6794/
Pyjas6788/
Poias6783/
Poyoo6778/
Poyee6761/
Puyas6760/
Phoyi6755/
Pouyo6752/
Piyad6747/
Phuya6747/
Pouha6743/
Payap6740/
Poyod6737/
Phoja6733/
Hpaya6733/
Payaa6729/
Peyau6728/
Piyap6727/
Peyah6726/
Peyad6725/
Peyha6724/
Phyoy6723/
Poysh6722/
Poyep6722/
Pohia6720/
Bpaya6718/
Pieya6718/
Ppoha6716/
Peyat6715/
Payha6714/
Ppiya6713/
Phoyo6713/
Pouhy6712/
Poyes6711/
Puyah6711/
Poyio6710/
Pouyt679/
Pioja678/
Puhya678/
Peeya678/
Poyss677/
Pahya677/
Poyeh677/
Phooa677/
Phojy676/
Poeia676/
Pyjaś676/
Poyyi675/
Phouy675/
Pouja675/
Pijya674/
Pioyo673/
Pohiy673/
Puyha673/
Poiiy672/
Pouia672/
Piyat672/
Pheya672/
Pioia672/
Phoye672/
Poaia672/
Bpoey671/
Poiad671/
Puyaa671/
Poyth671/
Phioa671/
Phuoy671/
Peyaz671/
Pehya671/
Pioyi671/
Pojaa671/
Pojaś671/
Po'ea671/
Pyyah671/
Puohy671/
Poyez671/
Poyis671/
Poyop671/
P'Poy671/
Puoyo671/
Phohy671/
Poyho671/
Phoyj671/
Pihya671/
Pyoaa671/
Pyjau671/
Pohyh671/
Pohyi671/
Pohyo671/
Poiau671/
Poiaz671/
Pojad671/
Pojaz671/
Puoiy671/
Poyst670/

Poya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poya in the Marathi language
पोयाpoya98.93
Poya in the Hindi language
पोयाpoya95.45
पोयpoya4.55
Poya in the Oriya language
େପାୟାepaya77.78
ପୟାpaya22.22
Poya in the Russian language
Пояpoa-

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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 Poya
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