Abunya Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Abunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Abunya (25) may also be a first name.
Abunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abunya occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abunya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abunya is the 621,618th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. Abunya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abunya reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abunya is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Aside from Ghana this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabunya | 92 | 24 | / |
| Abunyah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Abujnya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abounya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abunyaah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abunyo | 83 | 139 | / |
| Abonya | 83 | 57 | / |
| Obunya | 83 | 30 | / |
| Abunia | 83 | 26 | / |
| Avunya | 83 | 23 | / |
| Abunha | 83 | 13 | / |
| Awunya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Abunja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abugna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aibhuinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabunia | 77 | 5,255 | / |
| Abougna | 77 | 948 | / |
| Abunhai | 77 | 122 | / |
| Abounia | 77 | 34 | / |
| Abuniaj | 77 | 21 | / |
| Abungna | 77 | 21 | / |
| Anpunya | 77 | 18 | / |
| Abaunea | 77 | 12 | / |
| Abuneaj | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ampunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abungia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abunija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuniha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awounya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abunhia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abounaheya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abuña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abouniaj | 71 | 13 | / |
| Habougna | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abougnay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gabunija | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gabounia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abunniaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abouneaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawgunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abougnau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abouniaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abunihad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abonyo | 67 | 12,893 | / |
| Awunyo | 67 | 2,645 | / |
| Abonia | 67 | 930 | / |
| Abunio | 67 | 213 | / |
| Obonya | 67 | 87 | / |
| Abougnaah | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ovunya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Avunia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obunha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abunjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obunyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obunia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awunia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abonía | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abuñay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abounaaja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abunya
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