Zoyah Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Zoyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 88 | 1:50,097 | 4,478 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Zoyah (170) may also be a first name.
Zoyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zoyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zoyah is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zoyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zoyah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Zoyah is also the 701,320th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 170 people.
Zoyah is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 50,097. In Liberia Zoyah is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 76 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 20 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Liberia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuoyah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Zoya | 89 | 3,025 | / |
| Zoyh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhoya | 80 | 1,390 | / |
| Zayah | 80 | 36 | / |
| Ziyah | 80 | 16 | / |
| Zeyah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Zojah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zoyaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zoyeh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zooya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zoyoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dzoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zuoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zyiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zuyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zoy | 75 | 78 | / |
| Dzhoya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zhoyha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaya | 67 | 17,375 | / |
| Zeya | 67 | 10,663 | / |
| Tzoy | 67 | 5,257 | / |
| Zeah | 67 | 3,016 | / |
| Ziya | 67 | 2,971 | / |
| Coya | 67 | 2,135 | / |
| Zoia | 67 | 1,695 | / |
| Zouh | 67 | 1,086 | / |
| Zahy | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Zoyo | 67 | 376 | / |
| Zuya | 67 | 322 | / |
| Zsoy | 67 | 136 | / |
| Zaih | 67 | 120 | / |
| Zoye | 67 | 112 | / |
| Zahu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Dzoy | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zyia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zohy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zooy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zhoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zohu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zohj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeyh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zoyah
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