Coya

Coya Meaning & Origin

About Coya
The surname Coya is of Spanish origin and is derived from the word "coya," which means "queen" or "princess" in the Quechua language spoken by the indigenous people of the Andean region in South America. It is a surname that is often associated with noble or royal ancestry, indicating a family's connection to indigenous royalty or nobility in the Andean cultures.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Coya is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Coya: 118
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 141,140
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Coya based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Coya is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
K
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C000
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K OY1 AH0
🌐 IPA
/coya*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('K', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C000

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Coya in Braille

Here's how to represent Coya in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Coya in braille

How to sign the name Coya using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Coya using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Coya in sign language

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