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KOYA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

2,867^th

Most common surname in India

20,748

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

Koya is a surname of Indian origin.The origin place or state associated with this surname is Andhra Pradesh, India.The languages spoken by those with this surname are Telugu and Hindi.Some famous or notable personalities associated with this surname are Koya Srinivasa Rao, Koya Ramachandra Rao, Koya Venkateswara Rao, Koya Subba Rao, Koya Narasimha Rao, Koya Satyanarayana, Koya Lakshmana Rao, Koya Suryanarayana, Koya Siva Rao, and Koya Madhusudana Rao.

Description:

The Koya surname is commonly found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka in India.People with this surname typically belong to the Koya community, a tribal group found in the Deccan Plateau region of India.The common variations of this surname found in Wikipedia are Koya, Koyya, and Koya Reddy.This Surname has Paidipala Gotra.

State-wise distribution of people with KOYA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Andhra Pradesh

1,342

Tamil Nadu

941

Karnataka

581

Kerala

370

Gujarat

291

Uttar Pradesh

131

Jharkhand

Assam

Maharashtra

Delhi

Category-wise distribution of people with KOYA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname KOYA appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

1,868 (48%)

Voters List

1,495 (38%)

Food Distribution Records

529 (14%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

KOYA is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: PAAVALLA.

Frequently Asked Questions

The KOYA surname is found across multiple communities including Kapu, Kamma, Valmiki, Valmiki (boya), Bhuyan, Asur, Paniyan, Kurumba, Mahali, Chenchu communities.

The KOYA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

KOYA families belong to multiple gotras including PAIDIPALA, PAAVALLA, VALLUTLA, AALAMANDALA, MARUTLA, POGUNULLA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the KOYA surname with 1,342 records (34.7%).

The KOYA surname is written in MALAYALAM, TELUGU scripts.

KOYA is ranked #2867 in India with approximately 20,748 people bearing this surname.

The KOYA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (34.7%), Tamil Nadu (24.3%), Karnataka (15.0%).

KOYA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

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State-wise distribution of people with KOYA surname

Category-wise distribution of people with KOYA surname

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