Lunyi Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Lunyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Lunyi (134) may also be a first name.
Lunyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lunyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lunyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lunyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lunyi live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lunyi is also the 800,975th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 134 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Lunyi is primarily found in: Taraba, where 62 percent reside and Benue, where 35 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Lunyi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Lunyi
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