Gulanya Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gulanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gulanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gulanya (Marathi: गुलन्या) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Gulanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gulanya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 47 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 21 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Gulanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gulanya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngulanya931/
Ulanya9214/
Uleanya86244/
Gulania8610/
Oulanya867/
Ulyanya862/
Gulanja861/
Oulanyah805/
Gullania801/
Olanya779,137/
Ulanja775/
Ulania773/
Gulamja7121/
Oulagna7113/
Golania717/
Golonya714/
Olaanya712/
Olanyah711/
Olannya711/
Olianya711/
Oleanya711/
Gulamjat67124/
Ulanijay6713/
Ulanihas674/
Aulaunea671/

Gulanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulanya in the Marathi language
गुलन्याgulan'ya50
गुलण्याgulanya50

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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
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  • 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 Gulanya
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