Awunya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Awunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Awunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awunya is most common in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awunya? popularity and diffusion
Awunya is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Awunya is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Awunya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Oyam District, where 67 percent live and Kalangala District, where 33 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawunya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hawunya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awounya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gawgunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Awunyo | 83 | 2,645 | / |
| Abunya | 83 | 494 | / |
| Awunye | 83 | 50 | / |
| Avunya | 83 | 23 | / |
| Awonya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Owunya | 83 | 10 | / |
| Awunia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ambunya | 77 | 2,054 | / |
| Awungia | 77 | 74 | / |
| Awunjia | 77 | 43 | / |
| Awuniyi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Anwunye | 77 | 8 | / |
| Awounyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gawunye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awougna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abunyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abujnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awunyoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahwunye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abounya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awonaiya | 71 | 70 | / |
| Ambunyah | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gawunhye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gawunyhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enwounya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abunyaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awunhjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawuunye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abunyo | 67 | 139 | / |
| Awonye | 67 | 85 | / |
| Obunya | 67 | 30 | / |
| Abunye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Abunia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ovunya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Owunye | 67 | 23 | / |
| Avunia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awonyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awonia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owunha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awunji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awunjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owunia | 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 Awunya
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