Poyah Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Poyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago751:18,1862,188
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Poyah (72) may also be a first name.

Poyah Last Name Facts

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

Poyah is held by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Poyah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poyah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Poyah is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Poyah reside; 46 percent reside in Caribbean and 46 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Poyah is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 72 people.

The surname Poyah is most frequent in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 18,186. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most frequent in: Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, where 63 percent reside, Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 25 percent reside and Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Trinidad and Tobago this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and Liberia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pooyah9117/
Pohyah912/
Poyath911/
Phoyah911/
Poya897,164/
Poyh891/
Pooyash831/
Pouya805,097/
Phoya801,668/
Pooya801,266/
Poyaz80532/
Poyau80400/
Piyah80253/
Payah80172/
Poyoh80158/
Pojah80115/
Poyas8088/
Poyat8064/
Poyap8038/
Peyah8026/
Poysh8022/
Pioya8014/
Puyah8011/
Poyha808/
Poyeh807/
Poyad806/
Pohya803/
Poyth801/
Pfoya801/
Bpoya801/
Pyyah801/
Poaya801/
Poyho801/
Pohyh801/
Poy755,643/
Poa751,653/
Piyash73902/
Pouyat73141/
Peyath7384/
Pohyeh7373/
Pohyae7363/
Poyeau7359/
Poyaux7339/
Poyatt7337/
Puhyah7325/
Pouyap7316/
Poyaud7313/
Puyath735/
Pojaya734/
Pohyoh734/
Payash733/
Poyesh733/
Poyowa732/
Payath732/
Pooyae732/
Poyaja731/
Payaph731/
Phayah731/
Pyiash731/
Pyjach731/
Peyash731/
Phoyad731/
Poyass730/
Pojash730/
Paya6779,269/
Piya6720,803/
Peya678,073/
Poyo674,580/
Pohu671,535/
Pahu671,469/
Puya671,410/
Poyi671,299/
Pouy671,173/
Phoa671,081/
Poye67817/
Poja67796/
Poia67665/
Pouh67610/
Pooyesh67434/
Peah67225/
Phoy67188/
Pauh67165/
Paih67156/
Pioy6780/
Poyault6776/
Poys6732/
Puoy6724/
Pahy6722/
Poyeaux6717/
Pooa6716/
Pooy6715/
Pioa679/
Pouyatt679/
Pohy679/
Po'a679/
Pajh678/
Poyd674/
Pyoy674/
Poľa674/
Pyia673/
Pyya673/
Poyé673/
Poșa673/
Poiy673/
Poyp672/
Payh672/
Pouyesh672/
Poëy672/
Pgoy672/
Peyh672/
Pojy672/
Pohj672/
Poih671/
Poojath671/
Poyt671/
Phiyath671/
Puyh671/
Pyja671/
Poyó671/
Bpoa671/
Ppiyash671/
Poyj671/
Poyy671/
Ppoa671/
Phayaha671/
Pfoa671/
Poyhess670/

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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 Poyah
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