Avanya Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Avanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Avanya (48) may also be a first name.
Avanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Avanya (Hindi: अवन्या, Marathi: लावण्या) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Avanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Avanya is the 3,543,123rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Avanya are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Avanya is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 48 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 87 percent live and Nasarawa, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abanya | 83 | 803 | / |
| Awanya | 83 | 117 | / |
| Avania | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ovanya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Avanja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Avanyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avanha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avonya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anpanya | 77 | 1,292 | / |
| Awanyai | 77 | 111 | / |
| Havania | 77 | 46 | / |
| Awanyah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Avanija | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ahuanya | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gabanya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ampanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ajuanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Avanyoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avaniat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avanias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awhanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asuanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawanya | 77 | 0 | / |
| Avaña | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hanpanya | 71 | 236 | / |
| Asbaanya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abanyayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ainpanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Achwanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aanpanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eanpanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gauvania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawganya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avonyaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haswanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hampanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abagna | 67 | 1,268 | / |
| Obanya | 67 | 1,070 | / |
| Avonyo | 67 | 958 | / |
| Abania | 67 | 621 | / |
| Awanyo | 67 | 616 | / |
| Abanja | 67 | 121 | / |
| Abonya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Awania | 67 | 54 | / |
| Abanyo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ovonya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awanja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owanya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awagna | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ovanja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abanea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Havaña | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aanphanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahuanayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaãya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avanio | 67 | 1 | / |
Avanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Avanya in the Hindi language | ||
| अवन्या | avan'ya | - |
| Avanya in the Marathi language | ||
| लावण्या | lavanya | 50 |
| आवण्या | avanya | 50 |
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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 Avanya
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