Abanya Surname
Approximately 803 people bear this surname
Abanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 696 | 1:56,091 | 6,613 |
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Abanya (19) may also be a first name.
Abanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abanya (Arabic: ليبانيا, Bengali: অবন্য, Marathi: अबन्या, Russian: Абаня) is most common in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abanya is the 429,441st most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,075,400 people. The surname Abanya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abanya are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 696 people, or 1 in 56,091. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Oyam District, where 41 percent live, Gulu District, where 16 percent live and Kole District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Abanya occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abanya in the Bengali language | ||
| অবন্য | aban'ya | - |
| Abanya in the Marathi language | ||
| अबन्या | aban'ya | 33.33 |
| आबन्या | aban'ya | 33.33 |
| अबान्या | aban'ya | 16.67 |
| अबंया | abanya | 16.67 |
| Abanya in the Russian language | ||
| Абаня | abana | - |
| Abanya in the Arabic language | ||
| ليبانيا | lybanya | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abanya
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