Loayza

English

Etymology

Variant of Loaiza. This surname is mostly found in Peru.

Proper noun

Loayza (plural Loayzas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loayza is the 27110^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 893 individuals. Loayza is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loayza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 450.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Loaiza

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /loˈaiθa/ [loˈai̯.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /loˈaisa/ [loˈai̯.sa]
• Rhymes: -aiθa
• Rhymes: -aisa
• Syllabification: Lo‧ay‧za

Proper noun

Loayza m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque