The Coia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 526 people carried this name — #41,359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 12% from 597 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Coia.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Coia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jack Antonio Coia 1898–1981 · architect
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Emilio Coia 1911–1997 · caricaturist
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Angelo Coia 1938–2013 · American football player
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Manuel Coia 1940–2017 · sailor
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Arthur Coia 1943–2025 · trade unionist
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Lawrence R. Coia 1951– · physician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Coia.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Coia is.
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