Nyonya Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Nyonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 368 | 1:106,085 | 10,465 |
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyonya (1,102) may also be a first name.
Nyonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyonya (Russian: Нёня) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyonya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyonya? popularity and diffusion
Nyonya is the 621,618th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname Nyonya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nyonya reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyonya is also the 240,346th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,102 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 106,085. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaliro District, where 37 percent live, Kibuku District, where 15 percent live and Namutumba District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyonyah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nyoonya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nyonyap | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nyonyha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyhonyha | 86 | 24 | / |
| Nyonyo | 83 | 1,139 | / |
| Naynya | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nionya | 83 | 8 | / |
| Njonya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyonja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyonia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjay | 77 | 50 | / |
| Nayonja | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyonyoe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nehonya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyonnyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Njionya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyoonyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Neyonja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyomnyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyongea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nayonyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyongia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nenya | 73 | 229 | / |
| Ninya | 73 | 126 | / |
| Nyhanyha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Njuonyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyhonyho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nayyanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyohonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nginya | 67 | 1,797 | / |
| Ngenya | 67 | 550 | / |
| Nyonjo | 67 | 409 | / |
| Njanya | 67 | 194 | / |
| Nionia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nyomja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Njogna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyonio | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nenyah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Noinia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naynia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njonja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naygna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nainya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nenyaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naynha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyhanyhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyonyohee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyonho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyneah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nygnah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnogna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noinea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noinha | 67 | 1 | / |
Nyonya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyonya in the Russian language | ||
| Нёня | nena | - |
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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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- 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 Nyonya
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