Bonyi Surname
Approximately 5,295 people bear this surname
Bonyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,878 | 1:15,145 | 1,884 |
| Kenya | 349 | 1:132,321 | 10,872 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Bónyi (1) are calculated separately.
Bonyi (584) may also be a first name.
Bonyi Demographics
Bonyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bonyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonyi has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as: Bónyi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 90,517th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,376,307 people. Bonyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonyi reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bonyi is also the 346,315th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 584 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,878 people, or 1 in 15,145. Outside of The DR Congo Bonyi occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Bonyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Bonyi
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