Soya Surname

50,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Soya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,4031:319,21217,752
Japan2,4021:53,2244,207
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
South Africa5141:105,40412,740
Tanzania4621:114,59211,011
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Turkey3541:219,83515,750
Russia3431:420,18440,187
Mauritania2921:14,0241,336
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Ivory Coast1781:129,6146,291
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Nigeria1511:1,173,13147,714
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Philippines1111:912,05682,078
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Kenya831:556,38426,876
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Belarus571:166,68522,308
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England71:7,959,723202,100
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Soya (5,088) may also be a first name.

Soya Last Name Facts

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

Soya (Bengali: সোয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻳﺎ, Hindi: सोया, Marathi: सोया, Oriya: େସାୟ, Russian: Соя, Tibetan: སོ་ཡ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,599th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 718,835 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Soya live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 95,176th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 5,088 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2,403 people, or 1 in 319,212. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 46 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 46 percent are found and Telangana, where 2 percent are found. Beside India Soya occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 24 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found.

Soya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soya surname increased 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Soya last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Soya surname are 4.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Soya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.54% less than the national average, earning R 110,400 per year; in Colombia they earn 49.57% more than the national average, earning $33,956,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoya891,302/
Soyad89903/
Soyat89275/
Soyah8975/
Souya8952/
Sioya8913/
Soaya8910/
Sooya897/
Soyas895/
Soyha894/
Soyaa894/
Soyap893/
Soyau891/
Ssoya891/
Soy8692,153/
Soa8637,917/
Shioya803,560/
Souyah801,241/
Souyad80749/
Shooya80483/
Soyaya80120/
Soyaux8043/
Shoyat8037/
Shouya8020/
Soyatt809/
Soyaph808/
Shoyad806/
Soyahs804/
Scoyah804/
Soyowa803/
Schoya802/
Sooyah802/
Shoyaz801/
Soyash801/
Soyaia801/
Scohya801/
Joya7551,883/
Seya7542,785/
Saya7527,504/
Soja7515,269/
Siya7510,330/
Suya756,372/
Zoya753,025/
Shoa752,666/
Coya752,135/
Soye752,045/
Soia75989/
Sooy75986/
Soyo75766/
Soyi75673/
Shoy75643/
Sioa75583/
Sohy75464/
Zsoy75136/
Souy75104/
Syia7529/
Scoy7520/
Suoy7517/
So'a7515/
Sioy758/
Sojy755/
Soyt754/
Soyd753/
Hsoa753/
Hsoy753/
Soiy752/
Sooa752/
Soyh751/
Xoya751/
Soïa751/
Sgoy751/
Soyz751/
Sxoy751/
Szoa751/
Zsoa751/
Soyeaux7321/
Souhaya732/
Shoyaht731/
Shoyash731/
Shoyowa731/
Shooyah731/
Sayah6746,225/
Siyad6745,656/
Sayad6737,708/
Shaya6727,978/
Shoja6716,942/
Siyat6711,888/
Sayas678,785/
Saaya678,465/
Soyos677,541/
Suyat676,692/
Choya675,425/
Sayat674,039/
Siyah673,139/
Shiya672,772/
Soyez672,742/
Sheya672,595/
Seyad671,758/
Joyas671,395/
Zhoya671,390/
Szyja671,184/
Souha671,122/
Suyad671,099/
Seyah671,032/
Joyau67713/
Siyap67677/
Suoyo67662/
Shuya67486/
Syyad67470/
Sahya67284/
Szoja67237/
Schoy67230/
Sojah67221/
Djoya67194/
Suoye67148/
Sauya67145/
Siyas67143/
Syiah67142/
Souja67137/
Sayaz67119/
Sayau67114/
Zouya67112/
Sayap67108/
Shoye67107/
Siyaz67105/
Suoja67105/
Seyat67105/
Syyap67101/
Shoyi6796/
Soych6792/
Suuya6784/
Seeya6783/
Sohia6781/
Sioye6777/
Seyaz6777/
Shyja6775/
Soyiç6775/
Shoyo6773/
Souyo6770/
Suyah6768/
Soyed6760/
Soyeh6757/
Shoia6757/
Jooya6748/
Souye6747/
Siyae6744/
Soyet6743/
Sioja6742/
Sayaa6740/
Gioya6740/
Jouya6739/
Soyes6735/
Souhy6735/
Sooyi6735/
Suhya6734/
Suyap6734/
Jhoya6732/
Suyau6731/
Saïya6729/
Soiyo6728/
Siaya6727/
Sojiy6726/
Shoys6724/
Sooja6722/
Zoaya6721/
Sohye6720/
Seyap6720/
Soiat6720/
Sioyi6720/
Joyat6719/
Soyot6718/
Souys6718/
Siuya6717/
Sayha6716/
Suyas6715/
Sjaya6715/
Souia6713/
Joyaa6712/
Sieya6711/
Soeye6711/
Scaya6710/
Schoa679/
Joyha679/
Soyod678/
Joyad678/
Soaia678/
Syiad678/
Soyie677/
Soiha677/
Soyip676/
Suyaa676/
Soyee676/
Sooye676/
Soyho676/
Sojaa675/
Syjad675/
Soyyi675/
Zoyas675/
Seyha675/
Soyoh675/
Sioia675/
Soyoz675/
Sihya674/
Seyas674/
Seyau674/
Syoyi674/
Soyoo673/
Sohja673/
Soyio673/
Zoyaa673/
Sehya673/
Shüya673/
Sohyo673/
Soyis673/
Zooya672/
Soias672/
Shouy672/
Sioyo672/
Seyaa672/
Soyep672/
Sooys672/
Saîya672/
Sayaç672/
Zioya672/
Sxiya672/
Zuoya672/
Sa'ya672/
Sciya672/
Scoyo671/
Sjiya671/
Sjoey671/
Soiaa671/
Shyya671/
Shojy671/
Suyha671/
Syyat671/
Soyyo671/
Soiah671/
Suoyp671/
Øzsoy671/
Zoyad671/
Zoyaz671/
Zyoya671/
Soaja671/
Soiyi671/
Soeia671/
Shooa671/
Ssiya671/
Ssuya671/
Soydt671/
Szyia671/
Coyaa671/
Szeya671/
Souyd671/
Sceya671/
Soiad671/
Zsoyz671/
Zsyya671/
Xsojy671/
Juoya671/
Shoyd670/
Syhia670/
Shuoy670/
Scooy670/

Soya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soya in the Tibetan language
སོ་ཡ་soya-
Soya in the Marathi language
सोयाsoya-
Soya in the Hindi language
सोयाsoya92.81
सोयsoya6.54
शोयsoya0.65
Soya in the Bengali language
সোয়াsoya90
সুয়াsuya10
Soya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮﻳﺎswya82.35
ﺳﻮﻳﺎswya16.47
ﺻﻮﻱswy1.18
Soya in the Oriya language
େସାୟesaya75
େସାୟାesaya25
Soya in the Russian language
Сояsoa-

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