Sundya Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sundya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sundya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1381:282,89320,096
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sundya (89) may also be a first name.

Sundya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sundya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sundya (Marathi: सुंडया) occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sundya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sundya is the 1,415,499th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sundya are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sundya is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 89 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 282,893. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 63 percent live, Buikwe District, where 6 percent live and Mbale District, where 6 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sundhya927/
Sundyha923/
Sundyay921/
Sundyas921/
Suindya921/
Sundayya863/
Saundhya862/
Sundia83131/
Sundja8332/
Sondya837/
Sumdya835/
Sungya832/
Sungyai77274/
Soundja77154/
Soundia7780/
Sundiah7775/
Shondya7729/
Sondhya7710/
Sundiat779/
Saundia776/
Sundiay776/
Shindya775/
Sundeha774/
Suindja772/
Soundea771/
Soundias71124/
Shundhia713/
Shaundia712/
Joundyah711/
Saundhia711/
Soondhya711/
Sundayyo711/
Sondia67574/
Jundia6752/
Sundjo6728/
Zundja6717/
Sondja6712/
Sundio675/
Shindaiya674/
Sundayjoy672/
Sungyo671/
Jundja671/

Sundya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sundya in the Marathi language
सुंडयाsundaya69.57
सुन्sun21.74
सूडयाsudaya4.35
सुनडयाsunadaya4.35

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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 Sundya
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