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
Sinya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻴﻪ, Hindi: सिंया, Marathi: सीन्या, Oriya: ସିଂୟ, Russian: Синя) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 427,422nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Sinya live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 198,393rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 1,529 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 306,021. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 94 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 21 countries. It is also found 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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