Bahonya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bahonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Bahonya (13) may also be a first name.

Bahonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bahonya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bahonya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Bahonya is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bahonya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bahonya is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The last name Bahonya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Bahonya is mostly found in: Butaleja District, where 75 percent are found, Gulu District, where 8 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahonya8620/
Bohonya8614/
Bahunya861/
Bahonjad8017/
Boanya77762/
Baonyo77103/
Waonya774/
Boanyah719/
Wajonya712/
Boahgna712/
Baongea711/
Bayonia711/
Boanyat711/
Bohonia711/
Bahunia711/
Bhuianya6785/
Bhohania672/
Baaounia671/
Boohanya671/

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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 Bahonya
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