Sinya Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Sinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 173 | 1:306,021 | 23,488 |
| Indonesia | 114 | 1:1,160,081 | 82,627 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Nepal | 88 | 1:323,647 | 3,628 |
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sinya (1,529) may also be a first name.
Sinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻴﻪ, Hindi: सिंया, Marathi: सीन्या, Oriya: ସିଂୟ, Russian: Синя) is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinya? popularity and diffusion
Sinya is the 427,422nd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Sinya reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 198,393rd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,529 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 306,021. In Tanzania Sinya is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 94 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinya in the Marathi language | ||
| सीन्या | sin'ya | 80 |
| सुिनता | suinata | 20 |
| Sinya in the Hindi language | ||
| सिंया | sinya | 76.32 |
| सिन्या | sin'ya | 9.21 |
| सींया | sinya | 3.95 |
| सिंय | sinya | 3.95 |
| सिनय | sinaya | 2.63 |
| सीन्या | sin'ya | 2.63 |
| सिनया | sinaya | 1.32 |
| Sinya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻴﻪ | alsnyh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻴﺔ | alsnyt | 25 |
| ﺳﻨﻴﻪ | snyh | 25 |
| Sinya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଂୟ | simya | 50 |
| ସିଁୟା | simya | 50 |
| Sinya in the Russian language | ||
| Синя | sina | - |
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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 Sinya
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