Shoya Surname
Approximately 1,302 people bear this surname
Shoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 865 | 1:147,797 | 7,570 |
| Russia | 199 | 1:724,236 | 61,077 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shoya (303) may also be a first name.
Shoya Demographics
Shoya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shoya (Arabic: شويا, Bengali: শোয়া, Hindi: शोया, Marathi: शोया, Russian: Шоя) is found most in Japan. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 293,375th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,597,193 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Shoya are found; 66 percent are found in East Asia and 66 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Shoya is also the 505,965th most numerous first name globally, held by 303 people.
The surname Shoya is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 865 people, or 1 in 147,797. In Japan it is most frequent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Japan it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Shoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shoya last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
Shoya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoya in the Bengali language | ||
| শোয়া | soya | - |
| Shoya in the Hindi language | ||
| शोया | soya | 84.62 |
| शॉया | soya | 7.69 |
| सोया | soya | 7.69 |
| Shoya in the Marathi language | ||
| शोया | soya | 75 |
| शोयब | soyaba | 25 |
| Shoya in the Russian language | ||
| Шоя | soa | - |
| Shoya in the Arabic language | ||
| شويا | shwya | - |
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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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- 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 Shoya
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