Thunya Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Thunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Thunya (361) may also be a first name.

Thunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thunya (Marathi: ठुण्या) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thunya is the 1,152,132nd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Thunya reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thunya is also the 458,188th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 361 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Excluding Malawi it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hthunya921/
Thunyoa921/
Tunya91879/
Tounya8341/
Taunya8328/
Tunyah839/
Thunia835/
Thunyo834/
Teunya832/
Tunyaa831/
Thounaiya801/
Tunaiya7760/
Thunyoo7731/
Thunjai7727/
Thounyo771/
Tunia732,022/
Tonya731,556/
Tunja731,107/
Tunha73949/
Tugna73761/
Tunea73658/
Tunyo7372/
Tónya7322/
Tuinea67363/
Tounia67346/
Tuniah67168/
Tungia67149/
Tunjai67110/
Tunjoy6757/
Tunhai6747/
Tuniat6728/
Tougna6727/
Tunjas6718/
Teugna6712/
Taunja6712/
Taunia678/
Tusnia678/
Tunias677/
Tunyot675/
Tunjia675/
Tonyaa674/
Tumnia674/
Tonyah673/
Tonyha673/
Tunjah673/
Tunyos672/
Tunhay672/
Tonnya672/
Thunjo672/
Thuneo672/
Tonjya672/
Tunhau672/
Tunjad671/
Tungna671/
Tunija671/
Tonyaj671/
Tunhah671/
Tuniaz671/
Tounea671/
Tonyea671/
Tounja671/
Tunyoo671/
Tunyod671/
Tunnia671/

Thunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thunya in the Marathi language
ठुण्याthunya53.33
ठुन्याthun'ya33.33
ठून्याthun'ya6.67
ठुthu4
थुन्याthun'ya2.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thunya
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