Bonaya Surname
Approximately 9,324 people bear this surname
Bonaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,315 | 1:6,313 | 857 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Bonaya (1,808) may also be a first name.
Bonaya Demographics
Bonaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bonaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bonaya (Marathi: बोनया) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 54,582nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 781,590 people. The surname Bonaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonaya reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 179,627th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 1,808 people.
The last name Bonaya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 7,315 people, or 1 in 6,313. In Kenya Bonaya is most common in: Marsabit County, where 45 percent are found, Tana River County, where 15 percent are found and Isiolo County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.
Bonaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (51%) in Kenya.
Bonaya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bonaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonaya in the Marathi language | ||
| बोनया | bonaya | - |
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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 Bonaya
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