Hunja Surname
Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname
Hunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 788 | 1:58,604 | 5,785 |
| Tanzania | 641 | 1:82,592 | 8,443 |
| Nigeria | 169 | 1:1,048,182 | 43,882 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Hunja (109) may also be a first name.
Hunja Demographics
Hunja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Hunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hunja (Hindi: हुंजा, Marathi: हुंजा) is most common in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hunja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 242,725th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hunja live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Hunja is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 109 people.
The surname Hunja is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 788 people, or 1 in 58,604. In Kenya Hunja is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 23 percent are found, Muranga County, where 21 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 39 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Hunja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hunja last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hunja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hunja in the Marathi language | ||
| हुंजा | hunja | - |
| Hunja in the Hindi language | ||
| हुंजा | hunja | 55.56 |
| हूंजा | hunja | 33.33 |
| हुन्जा | hunja | 11.11 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Hunja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis