Nonya Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Benin731:141,58414,936
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
India121:63,922,115578,870
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Nonya (1,060) may also be a first name.

Nonya Last Name Facts

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

Nonya (Arabic: نونيا, Marathi: नोनया, Russian: Ноня) is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 874,560th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Nonya live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 245,806th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,060 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania Nonya is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Nonya Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nonya earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 63.39% less than the national average, earning R 86,988 per year and in United States they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning $23,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngonya915,666/
Nhonya912,629/
'Nonya9136/
Nnonya9119/
Noonya916/
Nounya912/
Nonyap911/
Nonaiya836/
Ngonyah835/
N'Honya834/
Ngonyaa831/
Noniyoa831/
Ngounya831/
Ngoonya831/
Nonyahe831/
Nonyayi831/
Nonayya831/
Nonia807,172/
Nanya801,079/
Nunya80195/
Nonha8073/
Nonea8061/
Nonja8012/
Nogna8012/
Nonyo801/
Nomnyayi772/
Ngonyo735,485/
Nganya731,742/
Ngunya73538/
Nongna73484/
Ngonia73269/
Ngonja73166/
Nongia7394/
Nomnia7370/
Noonia7358/
Nnanya7348/
Nanyad7344/
Nounia7337/
Nounja7322/
Noniah7321/
Naanya7319/
Nanyoa7316/
Nunyah7313/
Nonjah7312/
Naunya7310/
Nnunya739/
Nanyah739/
Nongea737/
Nonias736/
Nonjad736/
Noinia735/
Nonjey735/
Nohnia734/
Noniay733/
Nognoy733/
Nanjya732/
Nougna732/
Nonjap732/
Nonnia732/
Nognay732/
Nhunya731/
Nunnya731/
Noniat731/
Nonioa731/
Nunyoa731/
Nanyaa731/
Neunya731/
Gnogna731/
Noinea731/
Noinha731/
Nognia731/
Nanyha731/
Nonjia731/
Nonyoo731/
Nanoyia67198/
Nahanya67111/
Nougnat6733/
Nanaiya6720/
Ngounia6713/
Nongnah6711/
Nanayya6710/
N'Gonia679/
Nanayia676/
Nongnai675/
Naneiya674/
Ngonnia673/
Ngounyo672/
Nanajya671/
Nunoiya671/
Nohhnia671/
Nooniah671/
Nongiau671/
Noungna671/
Nounias671/
Nguny'a671/
Ngnogna671/
Ngnonyo671/
Ngongea671/
Ngonjia671/
Ngonyoh671/
Ngannya671/
Ngnanya671/
Ngahnya671/
Gnognia671/
Ngony'o671/
Nanaaya671/
Noonyod671/
Noni'as671/
Nonehat671/
Nongnoy671/
Hnongna671/

Nonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nonya in the Marathi language
नोनयाnonaya-
Nonya in the Russian language
Ноняnona-
Nonya in the Arabic language
نونياnwnya-

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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
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  • 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 Nonya
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