Hunye Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0841:163,41610,221
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hunye (59) may also be a first name.

Hunye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hunye is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 329,447th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,477,819 people. The surname Hunye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hunye reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hunye is also the 1,282,666th most numerous given name globally It is held by 59 people.

The last name Hunye is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,084 people, or 1 in 163,416. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 78 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Oyo, where 0 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounye917,074/
Hunyet9114/
Chunye9110/
Hunnye913/
Hunyeh911/
Unye89165/
Hounyet8380/
Hunhyet8314/
Khunyee832/
Hunyaey831/
Hunyecz831/
Honye801,678/
Hunge801,479/
Hunje80164/
Junye8061/
Gunye8054/
Ounye8032/
Hugne8026/
Hunie8021/
Unyet8014/
Unyie8012/
Aunye803/
Hunhe802/
Unyeh802/
Uinye801/
Hunhy800/
Hugionye7721/
Hounyehe771/
Chounyet771/
Chunge73528/
Hunjet73452/
Hugnet73137/
Hunnie73116/
Hounie73112/
Hugney73100/
Haunje7355/
Hunjed7353/
Chunhe7349/
Chunje7343/
Hugnes7340/
Hounhe7339/
Husnie7325/
Hugner7321/
Eunhye7319/
Hounge7317/
Gunyea738/
Gaunye737/
Khunje735/
Hunjey733/
Hunnge733/
Chonye733/
Hounyé733/
Hunier732/
Haugne732/
Hunjuy732/
Haunie731/
Huunge731/
Hunjiy731/
Huygne731/
Hougne731/
Hugnay731/
Honnye731/
Hoonye731/
Hune'e731/
Hungne731/
Heugne731/
Heunie731/
Hunhee731/
Hungey730/
Hunies730/
Onye679,172/
Haugnes67463/
Ünye67431/
Unie67335/
Unge67323/
Hounjet67246/
Hungnes67178/
Houniet67156/
Unhe67103/
Haugner6788/
Chaugne6746/
Chunyua6746/
Chugnay6745/
Unje6729/
Heugner6717/
Hunjaya6716/
Chuniyo6715/
Unée6715/
Chungei6713/
Chunjie6712/
Hunjesh6712/
Ugne6710/
Hougner679/
Houngne676/
Haugney674/
Cheunge674/
Unhy674/
Chunjeh674/
Hunnies673/
Chaunge673/
Chunyuy673/
Hunyayi672/
Huignez672/
Khunnie672/
Hougnet671/
Hounier671/
Chugney671/
Houmgne671/
Houngeh671/
Hougnes671/
Houniyi671/
Heunjeu671/
Unjy671/
Gaunhye671/
Chunhee671/
Chunjea671/
Chaunie671/
Chunied671/
Chunjay671/
Chunjei671/
Hausnie671/
Heunier670/
Chumnie670/

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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 Hunye
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