Toya

See also: toya

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

Amerindian surname typical of the Jemez Pueblo people of New Mexico, possibly from Spanish Toya.
Borrowed from Japanese 桐耶 (Tōya, “door valley”).

Proper noun

Toya (plural Toyas)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Toya is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Toya is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (63.28%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.21%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Toya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈtoʝa/ [ˈt̪o.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈtoʃa/ [ˈt̪o.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈtoʒa/ [ˈt̪o.ʒa]

Rhymes: -oʝa
Syllabification: To‧ya

Proper noun

Toya f

a diminutive of the female given name Victoria

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