Swanya Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Swanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,036 | 1:44,575 | 4,616 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Swanya (154) may also be a first name.
Swanya Demographics
Swanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Swanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swanya (Oriya: ସାଂୟା) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Swanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Swanya is the 347,156th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. The surname Swanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Swanya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 740,891st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 154 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,036 people, or 1 in 44,575. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 51 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Nyamira County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Swanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Swanya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaunya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Swainya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Swajnya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Suanya | 83 | 384 | / |
| Swania | 83 | 5 | / |
| Swonya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Swanjy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Svanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swanye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swahney | 77 | 45 | / |
| Suhanya | 77 | 19 | / |
| Suatnya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Swanjai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swanyer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Suanjaya | 71 | 239 | / |
| Swangnat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schwania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schwanea | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swange | 67 | 97 | / |
| Suania | 67 | 73 | / |
| Suanja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Swanie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zwania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Svagna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Swangneat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suanyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Xuanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swanhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swagne | 67 | 0 | / |
Swanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଂୟା | samya | 50 |
| ମହାରଣା | maharana | 50 |
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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 Swanya
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