Avunya Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Avunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
Avunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Avunya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Avunya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Avunya reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Avunya is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Avunya is mostly found in: Moyo District, where 88 percent live, Adjumani District, where 6 percent live and Masindi District, where 6 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 30 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abunya | 83 | 494 | / |
| Ovunya | 83 | 23 | / |
| Avunia | 83 | 8 | / |
| Awunya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gabunya | 77 | 24 | / |
| Anpunya | 77 | 18 | / |
| Abunyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ampunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abujnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavunia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abounya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awounya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avuña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawgunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abunyaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avonyaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awunyo | 67 | 2,645 | / |
| Avonyo | 67 | 958 | / |
| Abunyo | 67 | 139 | / |
| Abonya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Obunya | 67 | 30 | / |
| Abunia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ovonya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abunha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awonya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awunia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aibhuinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abugna | 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
- 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 Avunya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis