Poyiya Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Poyiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poyiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5331:144,05712,810
South Africa611:888,15957,770

Poyiya (71) may also be a first name.

Poyiya Last Name Facts

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

Poyiya is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Poyiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poyiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 540,721st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Poyiya live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname Poyiya is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 144,057. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found, Hormozgan Province, where 13 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Poyiya Last Name Statistics demography

Poyiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.48% less than the national average, earning R 84,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoyiya9250/
Payiya83210/
Poyiyo831/
Poyeya831/
Poujiya7723/
Pohieya779/
Pojiyah779/
Payaiya776/
Phojiya771/
Pieya7318/
Poeya7315/
Poeia736/
Phoujiya7112/
Phayiyah711/
Phayiyaj711/
Pajiya6792/
Poyoyo6719/
Piyayo6719/
Pougia6717/
Pujiya6711/
Paiaya674/
Piyaya674/
Pojaya674/
Puiyea673/
Paiyia672/
Paiyya671/
Poiaia671/
Puiiya671/
Payeia671/
Poyaja671/
Poujya671/

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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 Poyiya
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