Lonyia Surname
Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname
Lonyia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,021 | 1:38,236 | 4,922 |
| Kenya | 203 | 1:227,487 | 15,979 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Lonyia (379) may also be a first name.
Lonyia Demographics
Lonyia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lonyia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lonyia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lonyia occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lonyia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 308,137th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,949,017 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lonyia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lonyia is also the 445,512th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 379 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,021 people, or 1 in 38,236. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaabong District, where 77 percent are found, Kotido District, where 22 percent are found and Napak District, where 0 percent are found. Other than Uganda Lonyia is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Lonyia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lonyia last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Lonyia
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