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) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyonya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 621,618th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Nyonya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,346th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 1,102 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 106,085. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kaliro District, where 37 percent live, Kibuku District, where 15 percent live and Namutumba District, where 11 percent live. Beside Uganda Nyonya is found in 10 countries. It is also found 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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