Voya Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Voya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Voya (199) may also be a first name.

Voya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voya (Hindi: वोया, Russian: Воя) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Voya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Voya is the 1,185,157th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Voya live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 642,605th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 199 people.

The last name Voya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya Voya is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 99 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Voya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Voya surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voyat89484/
Voyau89203/
Vioya89200/
Vouya8966/
Voyas898/
Voyah895/
Vohya892/
Voeya891/
Voyad891/
Vyoya891/
Vgoya891/
Voa8633,998/
Voy86982/
Voyeau8065/
Voyova804/
Voyath803/
Voyaux801/
Vuhoya801/
Boya7557,592/
Vaya755,442/
Foya755,009/
Voyi752,330/
Viya751,855/
Voyt751,721/
Woya75868/
Veya75741/
Voye75663/
Voja75393/
Vuya75190/
Voys75108/
Vouy7591/
Voyd7581/
Voia7567/
Hvoy7560/
Vooy7535/
Uoya7530/
Voyy7526/
Voyo7517/
Véya7516/
Voyé7510/
Vyja758/
Vohy757/
Vyoa756/
Vojy755/
Voiy754/
Vhoa753/
Vfoa753/
Vo'a752/
Vgoy752/
Voyz751/
Vyya751/
Vioa751/
Vuoa751/
Voyh751/
Voyj751/
Vyia751/
Voyeaud7310/
Bhoya6731,105/
Bouya6712,839/
Mpoya674,056/
Vayad672,221/
Phoya671,668/
Vayas671,614/
Boyat671,572/
Boyah671,357/
Woyah67862/
Boyas67710/
Vijya67706/
Vooys67682/
Boyau67564/
Vuiya67559/
Bgoya67482/
Voyez67478/
Foyaz67457/
Oueya67340/
Viyas67173/
Vhiya67163/
Foyah67128/
Vuyaa6794/
Voyee6793/
Voiha6791/
Vuhya6786/
Booya6784/
Fouya6762/
Boyad6761/
Vojah6759/
Voyts6757/
Voyes6747/
Vayat6744/
Woyaa6743/
Boaya6743/
Woyat6739/
Voyot6735/
Wooya6732/
Vayaa6731/
Boyaa6728/
Boyap6728/
Vheya6727/
Byoya6726/
Viyah6725/
Bohya6725/
Vahya6724/
Bioya6721/
Viyad6720/
Boyaz6719/
Woyap6719/
Vouha6718/
Foyad6715/
Vayau6711/
Voyet6711/
Huoya6710/
Vhaya679/
Viyat679/
Veyat678/
Veyas676/
Boyha676/
Vayap676/
Voyis675/
Veyaa675/
Vieya674/
Vayah674/
Voyio674/
Vuyas673/
Voiah673/
Voyoh673/
Vhuya672/
Buoya672/
Vayaz672/
Voyed672/
Vueya672/
Vouye672/
Veyah672/
Uhoya672/
Vihya672/
Voyit672/
Vioja672/
Vooyi672/
Wohya672/
Pfoya671/
Voydt671/
Voyth671/
Vuyaz671/
Woyad671/
Viyaz671/
Veyad671/
Vhoja671/
Vauya671/
Vayha671/
Vwiya671/
Vuyah671/
Uoyah671/
Vioia671/
Vehya671/
Vioyo671/
Viyap671/
Vohea671/
Voïha671/
Vuyad671/
Vuyat671/
Vuaya671/
Fooya671/
Boïya671/
Vweya671/
Voiyo671/
Vohyd671/
Voiyt670/
Voyds670/

Voya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voya in the Hindi language
वोयाvoya-
Voya in the Russian language
Вояvoa-

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Footnotes

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