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 surname Bonaya (Marathi: बोनया) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonaya? popularity and diffusion
Bonaya is the 54,582nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 781,590 people. Bonaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonaya are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Bonaya is also the 179,627th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,808 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7,315 people, or 1 in 6,313. In Kenya Bonaya is primarily concentrated in: Marsabit County, where 45 percent live, Tana River County, where 15 percent live and Isiolo County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 19 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.
Bonaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bonaya last name is principally 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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