Nyonyah Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia
Nyonyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
Nyonyah (110) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyonya | 92 | 494 | / |
| Nyoonya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nyonyap | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyonyha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyanyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyhonyha | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nyhonyho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njuonyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyonyo | 77 | 1,139 | / |
| Naynya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nenyah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nionya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nyonia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyneah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyonja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyonho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nygnah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyonyohee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjay | 71 | 50 | / |
| Nayonja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nehonya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyonnyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njionya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyonyoe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Neyonja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyoonyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyongia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nginyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyomnyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njonjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nayonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyoneoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyonioh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyongea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nenya | 67 | 229 | / |
| Ninya | 67 | 126 | / |
| Nyonneoh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nyhanyha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngoinjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayyanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyohonja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyonyah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis