Amanya Surname
Approximately 15,215 people bear this surname
Amanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12,429 | 1:3,141 | 547 |
| Kenya | 1,894 | 1:24,382 | 2,752 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Cameroon | 264 | 1:78,671 | 9,664 |
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Amanya (841) may also be a first name.
Amanya Demographics
Amanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amanya (Bengali: অমান্য, Hindi: अमन्या, Marathi: आमन्या, Oriya: ଅମାନ, Russian: Аманя) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Amanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 34,819th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 478,971 people. Amanya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amanya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amanya is also the 281,453rd most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 841 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 12,429 people, or 1 in 3,141. In Uganda Amanya is most numerous in: Hoima District, where 10 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 9 percent reside and Ntungamo District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.
Amanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amanya in the Bengali language | ||
| অমান্য | aman'ya | - |
| Amanya in the Hindi language | ||
| अमन्या | aman'ya | 66.67 |
| अमान्या | aman'ya | 33.33 |
| Amanya in the Marathi language | ||
| आमन्या | aman'ya | 40 |
| अमन्या | aman'ya | 20 |
| एमन्या | eman'ya | 12 |
| आमण्या | amanya | 8 |
| अम-या | ama-ya | 8 |
| ॅामंया | eamanya | 4 |
| वामन | vamana | 4 |
| अमण्या | amanya | 4 |
| Amanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମାନ | amana | 33.33 |
| ଅନନଯ୍ | ananay | 33.33 |
| ଅମାନଯ୍ | amanay | 33.33 |
| Amanya in the Russian language | ||
| Аманя | amana | - |
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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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- 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 Amanya
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