Gonyi Surname
Approximately 597 people bear this surname
Gonyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 563 | 1:69,342 | 7,734 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Gonyi (23) may also be a first name.
Gonyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gonyi (Hindi: गोंयिा) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gonyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gonyi is the 538,780th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gonyi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gonyi is also the 2,239,265th most common first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 69,342. In Uganda Gonyi is most common in: Sironko District, where 66 percent live, Mbale District, where 12 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 8 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gonyi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gonyi in the Hindi language | ||
| गोंयिा | gonyia | - |
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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 Gonyi
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