Thoya Surname

42,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya12,1651:3,796568
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
India231:33,350,669396,143
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thoya (3,142) may also be a first name.

Thoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thoya (Hindi: थोया, Marathi: ठोया) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Thoya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,516th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 594,853 people. Thoya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Thoya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Thoya is also the 128,367th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,142 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 12,165 people, or 1 in 3,796. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 79 percent live, Mombasa County, where 11 percent live and Kwale County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Thoya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thoya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thoya last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Thoya surname is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoyah91186/
Thoyat912/
Thyoya911/
Toya8914,725/
Thoy89495/
Thuya806,758/
Toyat803,082/
Touya802,889/
Thaya802,489/
Tahya801,279/
Thiya80697/
Thouy80448/
Toyas80211/
Toyah80134/
Thoyo80112/
Tohya80110/
Tooya8057/
Toyad8048/
Thoye8027/
Theya8025/
Toyap8020/
Tihya8018/
Tioya8012/
Thoyi8011/
Thoia8011/
Tyoya808/
Toyaz807/
Toaya806/
Thyia804/
Toyaa803/
Tuhya803/
Tuoya803/
Thohy802/
Thtoa802/
Thioy801/
Thojy801/
Thooy801/
Toyha801/
Thoyé801/
Tehya800/
Thooyath773/
Toy7531,865/
Toa759,141/
Tahaya73140/
Tyoaya7387/
Tojaya7350/
Tohyae7340/
Tioaya7335/
Thoyts7328/
Thoyot7325/
Thoeye7320/
Tahyas7319/
Thtiya7315/
Thieya738/
Thoyod737/
Thoiah736/
Thoyee736/
Thouia735/
Thojah734/
Thiyah732/
Toyach732/
Toyowa732/
Toyaia731/
Toyaus731/
Thayaz731/
Theeya731/
Thooye731/
Thouja731/
Thuoia731/
T'Hiya731/
Thoyho731/
Thayap731/
Toyaph731/
Thoyio731/
Toyaya731/
Thooia731/
Tehyae731/
Thai67366,141/
Thuy67145,392/
Tiya6755,353/
Taya6750,092/
Thea6735,660/
Teha6713,080/
Toyi6710,550/
Toyo6710,481/
Tuya677,629/
Toye676,416/
Thoi676,156/
Toia674,612/
Thau673,627/
Teya673,467/
Thaj672,729/
Thay672,463/
Toja671,681/
Tahy67703/
They67506/
Tuhy67505/
Tooy67468/
Thou67346/
Toys67145/
Toșa67104/
Théa6773/
Tuoy6745/
Thejaya6727/
Touy6727/
To'a6721/
Htoy6720/
Tooa6713/
Tohy6710/
Toyé679/
Toyy677/
Tyia676/
Tioy674/
Tioa674/
Thúy674/
Tahyash674/
Thotaji673/
Toyz673/
Toiy673/
Toyd672/
Tojy672/
Tyya671/
Toyh671/
Thehaya671/
Thtioye671/
Toyt671/
Tyoa671/
Toyè671/
Thaí671/
Thùy671/
Tgoy671/
Thayash671/
Toïa671/
Toïy671/
Theyash671/
Theyath671/
Tiojaya671/
Tehyahe671/
Toyj671/
Tuoa671/
Ttoa671/
Theyass671/

Thoya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thoya in the Hindi language
थोयाthoya-
Thoya in the Marathi language
ठोयाthoya60
थोयाthoya40

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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 Thoya
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