Nyunja Surname
Approximately 578 people bear this surname
Nyunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 291 | 1:181,930 | 15,797 |
| Kenya | 278 | 1:166,115 | 12,822 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Nyunja Demographics
Nyunja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyunja has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyunja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 552,088th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. Nyunja is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyunja live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyunja is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 181,930. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 60 percent live, Njombe Region, where 19 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Nyunja occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 48 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Nyunja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyunjah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nnyunja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyunjay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyumnjat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyounjay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyunya | 83 | 119 | / |
| Nyunia | 83 | 113 | / |
| Njunja | 83 | 101 | / |
| Nyunje | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nyunyah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nyounya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nayonja | 77 | 5 | / |
| Neyonja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyhunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyounia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njunjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyhunyha | 71 | 12 | / |
| Najjunja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyunyoah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyunge | 67 | 4,234 | / |
| Njunji | 67 | 181 | / |
| Njunia | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nhunha | 67 | 48 | / |
| Njonja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhunia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njunje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyunie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyunye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyunio | 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 Nyunja
- 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