Roya Surname

62,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Roya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,3131:177,85010,906
Iran1,7911:42,8714,939
Indonesia5011:263,97023,900
Zimbabwe3451:44,7496,886
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Philippines1111:912,05682,078
Colombia1081:442,3536,662
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Afghanistan421:765,5528,131
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Tanzania281:1,890,77247,703
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
France81:8,302,840321,660
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Roya (171,879) may also be a first name.

Roya Last Name Facts

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

Roya (Arabic: راويا, Hindi: रॉय, Marathi: रॉय, Oriya: େରାୟା, Russian: Роя) is found most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Roya.

How Common Is The Last Name Roya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,883rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 913,684 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Roya live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Roya is also the 6,106th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 171,879 people.

The surname Roya is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 4,313 people, or 1 in 177,850. In India Roya is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 78 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 15 percent reside and Telangana, where 2 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Roya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Roya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Roya last name expanded 2,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Roya last name is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Roya surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Roya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 242.37% more than the national average, earning R 813,600 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning $29,406,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.89% less than the national average, earning $41,789 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Royat89248/
Royah89208/
Royau89178/
Rouya89138/
Roaya89109/
Royas8993/
Royad8983/
Ruoya8958/
Royaa8942/
Rohya8929/
Rhoya8927/
Ryoya8926/
Royap8912/
Royaz893/
Rooya892/
Royaï891/
Ro'ya891/
Roy862,687,333/
Roa86189,861/
Rhouya80537/
Royaux80374/
Royeau80129/
Rooyat8058/
Rouyat8056/
Royaja8045/
Rojaya8043/
Rohyah8033/
Royhad8011/
Royaud8011/
Royach805/
Rouyas804/
Rouyah802/
Rhoyah801/
Rohyad801/
Royaph801/
Royova801/
Raya75204,041/
Riya7531,576/
Royo7528,682/
Roja7516,909/
Rohy7511,266/
Reya758,183/
Roye755,602/
Roys752,702/
Rouy751,944/
Rooy751,791/
Royi751,131/
Rojy75562/
Ruya75516/
Royt75482/
Roia75352/
Royz75219/
Rüya75200/
Rooa75172/
Rhoa7582/
Royd7580/
Royy7566/
Ryja7559/
Roiy7543/
Rioa7541/
Royé7541/
Rroy7528/
Rhoy7524/
Rioy7520/
Ryia7519/
Royh759/
Rroa754/
Roșa754/
Ro'a754/
Ruoy752/
Hroa752/
Royp751/
Ryoy751/
Royè751/
Ruoa751/
Rzoa751/
Ryya751/
Rgoy751/
Riojaya7320/
Royeaux731/
Rouhaya731/
Riyaz6745,560/
Riyad6726,477/
Reyad6720,210/
Rioja6715,172/
Riyas6714,984/
Rouha6710,360/
Rayas679,874/
Rayat677,600/
Rouhy677,036/
Rayaz674,260/
Reyaz673,716/
Royet672,584/
Raaya671,714/
Royes671,669/
Rayad671,477/
Riyah671,052/
Royds671,003/
Roiha67799/
Rojiy67739/
Riyat67617/
Reyas67572/
Rayah67475/
Rojah67447/
Ruyat67422/
Royez67420/
Roiah67408/
Rouja67367/
Rahya67291/
Rauya67273/
Rayaa67260/
Rohyo67254/
Rhaya67253/
Ruyah67204/
Roych67196/
Royot67195/
Roias67184/
Ruuya67176/
Rayap67171/
Reyat67155/
Rioyo67154/
Reyah67154/
Rouys67149/
Rohyz67146/
Rohiy67130/
Ryiad67129/
Royos67107/
Rihya67101/
Rayau6787/
Royis6784/
Rouye6776/
Rohia6771/
Rayha6761/
Royod6760/
Reyha6758/
Roeye6757/
Ruhya6754/
Reyau6745/
Rooja6736/
Roysh6736/
Ryiah6731/
Rijya6729/
Royee6727/
Royed6726/
Royoh6722/
Rooyi6721/
Royss6719/
Roiaz6719/
Rhoyi6719/
Royyi6718/
Rohyi6718/
Rohja6717/
Ruoyo6717/
Rroja6716/
Royiz6716/
Roysp6714/
Rojaa6714/
Royeh6714/
Roiat6712/
Riyap6711/
Roaja6710/
Rohjy6710/
Rooys679/
Riyae677/
Rouia677/
Hriya676/
Royip676/
Rgaya676/
Rieya676/
Ryiaz676/
Roytz675/
Royie675/
Royit674/
Reeya674/
Roșia674/
Rheya674/
Rhiya673/
Ruoja673/
Rhoja673/
Rhouy673/
Ruyaz673/
Rohys673/
Ruohy672/
Rehya672/
Roaia672/
Rroyo672/
Hryja672/
Rouyh671/
Ryiat671/
Ryjah671/
Royhe671/
Royid671/
Royts671/
Ruyas671/
Roeiy671/
Rhoys671/
Roydd671/
Ruoha671/
Ryyaz671/
Rio'a671/
Rioia671/
Rhoia671/
Rhoyd671/
Rgeya671/
Rgoia671/
Roiyi671/
Rooye671/
Rraya671/
Rooia671/
Roiyo671/
Rzaya671/
Ryoyo671/
Rohha671/
Rohyhova671/
Roiaa671/
Royhy671/
Riojy671/
Rohea670/
Royst670/
Royio670/

Roya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roya in the Hindi language
रॉयroya56.25
रोयroya25
रोयाroya15.63
र्ोयroya1.56
Roya in the Oriya language
େରାୟାeraya50
େରାୟeraya50
Roya in the Marathi language
रॉयroya36.36
रोयाroya33.33
रॉयाroya18.18
रोयroya12.12
Roya in the Russian language
Рояroa-
Roya in the Arabic language
راوياrawya-

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