Lonya Surname

309,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8301:47,0355,790
India2141:3,584,418101,069
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lonya (654) may also be a first name.

Lonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lonya (Hindi: लोण्या, Marathi: लोण्या, Russian: Льоня) is found most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lonya.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 309,963rd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,993,048 people. The surname Lonya occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Lonya reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lonya is also the 324,709th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 654 people.

The surname Lonya is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 830 people, or 1 in 47,035. In Uganda Lonya is primarily found in: Kotido District, where 93 percent live, Kaabong District, where 4 percent live and Abim District, where 2 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Lonya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lonya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyonya91154/
Lonyaa9119/
Lonyay9110/
Loonya914/
Hlonya914/
Loinya913/
Lonyea911/
Lonyayi831/
Lanya80785/
Lunya80432/
Lonja80292/
Lonia80291/
Lonyo8062/
Logna8020/
Lonha8013/
Lonea8010/
Lonía801/
Lànya801/
Longoiya771/
Hlanya73507/
Longia73450/
Longna73114/
Lognay7394/
Lonjas7376/
Loonia7368/
Loogna7344/
Luinya7343/
Lanyah7331/
Lougna7326/
Lonnyo7326/
Lunyat7322/
Lonhay7315/
Lounia7313/
Lianya7311/
Lognas7311/
Lonnia7310/
Lonyoh739/
Loinyo738/
Lognoy737/
Lyunya736/
Lotnia735/
Longea735/
Lonjia734/
Lounyo734/
Lionja734/
Liunya734/
Luonyo734/
Luunya734/
Lgunya733/
Lonjja733/
Lionia732/
Launya732/
Lognat732/
Lounja732/
Lónyay732/
Lyanya731/
Lonhia731/
Lonjaa731/
Llonea731/
Hlunya731/
Lognea731/
Lonjay731/
Lonjoa731/
Lionyo731/
Laanya731/
Leunya731/
Lonhyo731/
Lojnyo731/
Lanyay731/
Lonhey730/
Lonjoy730/
Loniay730/
Lohnea730/
Longeau67479/
Longney67144/
Loongia6775/
Leunyay6722/
Loungna6713/
Lianyah673/
Lionias673/
Lionjau672/
Lamnyha672/
Lyusnya671/
Lyutnya671/
Lougney671/
Loungia671/
Lousnia671/
Lahanya671/
Lohynia671/
Longnah671/
Longnai671/
Lunyast671/
Lousgna671/
Lougnad671/
Lougnia671/
Lamnyah671/
Lanaaya671/
Lunyach671/
Longnas671/
Longnia671/
Longnoy671/
Longeay670/

Lonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lonya in the Hindi language
लोण्याlonya95.58
लोन्याlon'ya4.42
Lonya in the Marathi language
लोण्याlonya66.67
लोन्याlon'ya33.33
Lonya in the Russian language
Льоняlona-

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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 Lonya
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