Adunya Surname

227,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Adunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Adunya (96) may also be a first name.

Adunya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adunya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adunya is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Adunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,277th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,082,659 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adunya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 96 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Adunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Adunya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadunya9283/
Adeunya925/
Adunyah922/
Gaduunya867/
Adugna83136,520/
Adunia8392/
Adunyo8319/
Odunya8318/
Adonya8318/
Adounia775/
Odusnya774/
Aduunyo773/
Adougna772/
Aidonya771/
Adaugna771/
Adungna771/
Adhunia771/
Aduniha771/
Odunaiya71917/
Adugnash719/
Adounjah713/
Addounia712/
Aidounia711/
Odunayia711/
Adonyo671,212/
Adonia67914/
Adonha67152/
Adunjo67147/
Odonya67141/
Odunnaiya6722/
Odunyo6718/
Odunia677/
Odunja671/
Odunaiyah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Adunya
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