Zoya Surname

146,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Zoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6621:81,83910,097
Tanzania4181:126,65511,911
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Ivory Coast2671:86,4094,624
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Japan1191:1,074,32220,778
India1061:7,236,466158,262
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Pakistan941:1,900,46718,692
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Lebanon731:77,2205,261
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Benin161:645,97538,126
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Zoya (153,456) may also be a first name.

Zoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zoya (Hindi: जोया, Marathi: ज़ोया, Oriya: େଯାୟା, Russian: Зоя, Tibetan: མཛོ་ཡ་) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 146,534th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,409,106 people. The surname Zoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Zoya live; 32 percent live in Southern Africa and 32 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zoya is also the 6,844th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 153,456 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 662 people, or 1 in 81,839. In South Africa Zoya is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Malawi, where 10 percent live.

Zoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zoya surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Zoya are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zoya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.73% less than the national average, earning R 124,212 per year and in United States they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $47,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhoya891,390/
Zouya89112/
Zoyah8993/
Zoaya8921/
Zoyas895/
Zoyaa893/
Zooya892/
Dzoya892/
Zioya892/
Zuoya892/
Zoyad891/
Zoyaz891/
Zyoya891/
Zoa866,904/
Zoy8678/
Zoyaya8011/
Dzhoya808/
Zhouya806/
Zuoyah805/
Zouyad802/
Zhoyha801/
Zouyah801/
Zzohya801/
Zoyath801/
Zouyap801/
Joya7551,883/
Zaya7517,375/
Zeya7510,663/
Soya7510,138/
Tzoy755,257/
Ziya752,971/
Coya752,135/
Zoia751,695/
Zoja75395/
Zoyo75376/
Zuya75322/
Zsoy75136/
Zoye75112/
Zhoa7563/
Zoyi7556/
Zouy7523/
Dzoy7521/
Zyia7518/
Zoys7516/
Zohy7514/
Zooy755/
Zhoy755/
Zioa754/
Dzoa753/
Zoňa753/
Zo'a752/
Zooa752/
Jzoy752/
Zuoa751/
Zioy751/
Xoya751/
Zoyh751/
Zoïa751/
Rzoa751/
Szoa751/
Zyja751/
Zzoy751/
Zjoy751/
Zoyd751/
Zsoa751/
Zcoy751/
Zouyahe731/
Zouhaya731/
Dzoyaya731/
Zayas6747,805/
Zayat6713,711/
Ziyad6712,514/
Zeyad675,927/
Choya675,425/
Dzuya672,873/
Zhiya671,455/
Joyas671,395/
Shoya671,302/
Ziyat671,211/
Szyja671,184/
Soyad67903/
Joyau67713/
Ziaya67660/
Zhoha67582/
Zayad67445/
Zzoha67361/
Zayaa67348/
Zauya67328/
Czaya67308/
Soyat67275/
Szoja67237/
Dziya67231/
Djoya67194/
Zouha67175/
Zayaz67167/
Zaaya67161/
Zeyat67145/
Dzhoy67136/
Zhoyd67117/
Dzaya67107/
Soyah6775/
Dzoye6775/
Dzeya6758/
Zohyi6755/
Souya6752/
Jooya6748/
Zeyha6745/
Zoyoo6745/
Gioya6740/
Dzoja6739/
Jouya6739/
Zahya6736/
Zayah6736/
Jhoya6732/
Tsoya6723/
Zhaya6723/
Zgaya6722/
Zuoye6722/
Czyja6720/
Joyat6719/
Zoyes6717/
Zyiad6717/
Ziyah6716/
Zohia6714/
Dzoyi6714/
Sioya6713/
Joyaa6712/
Zouye6712/
Zeyah6711/
Soaya6710/
Zayha679/
Joyha679/
Joyad678/
Sooya677/
Zouia677/
Zuhya676/
Zeeya675/
Zhuya675/
Tzyia675/
Soyas675/
Zhyia675/
Zoyed675/
Zouyi675/
Soyha674/
Soyaa674/
Zhoyo673/
Soyap673/
Ziyaz673/
Zheya673/
Zihya673/
Ziyas673/
Zojah673/
Zieya672/
Zouja672/
Zoyee672/
Zeyaa672/
Zoyeh672/
Zoyoh672/
Zoyet672/
Dzohy672/
Soyau671/
Dsoya671/
Zyiah671/
Zioyo671/
Ziuya671/
Zoyio671/
Zoyos671/
Zhioa671/
Zehya671/
Zyyad671/
Øzsoy671/
Zoița671/
Zoaia671/
Zouhy671/
Zzaya671/
Zuyaa671/
Zuyah671/
Ssoya671/
Szyia671/
Czoja671/
Dzoyo671/
Dzhoa671/
Coyaa671/
Ziyae671/
Szeya671/
Zuyas671/
Rzaya671/
Zojat671/
Zsoyz671/
Zsyya671/
Juoya671/

Zoya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zoya in the Tibetan language
མཛོ་ཡ་dzoya-
Zoya in the Oriya language
େଯାୟାeyaya-
Zoya in the Hindi language
जोयाjoya79.85
ज़ोयाzoya11.19
ज़ोयाzoya8.96
Zoya in the Marathi language
ज़ोयाzoya66.67
ज़ोयzoya33.33
Zoya in the Russian language
Зояzoa-

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