Unika Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Unika Surname Definition:

Unika is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: shine / Glitter.

Unika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India161:47,941,586492,263
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Únika (3) are calculated separately.

Unika (560) may also be a first name.

Unika Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Unika is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: shine / Glitter.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Unika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unika (Bengali: উনিকা, Hindi: यूनिका, Marathi: उणीका, Oriya: ଉନିକା, Russian: Уника) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Únika. For other possible spellings of Unika click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unika? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 953,750th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Unika live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 355,253rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 560 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 99 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Unika Last Name Statistics demography

Unika earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Únika933/
Hunika91419/
Gunika91199/
Unikah9116/
Eunika912/
Aunika912/
Unikad911/
Unnika911/
Unnikat833/
Gunnika831/
Utnicka831/
Onika801,606/
Unica80838/
Inika80186/
Unike80129/
Unuka80107/
Uneka8033/
Uniki8012/
Uniko803/
Unikó801/
Unyka801/
Unitkhah774/
Unnikkat773/
Unikaitė771/
Eunike73265/
Onaika73210/
Unnica73133/
Jinika73115/
Unicki7392/
Inieka7379/
Unucka7369/
Guniko7344/
Hunuka7334/
Umnica7325/
Guniki7322/
Eunica7320/
Unaike7319/
Hunike7319/
Unisko7318/
Hinika7315/
Auneka7314/
Innika7312/
Gunike7311/
Unikou739/
Umnike738/
Oneika737/
Honika737/
Uneiko737/
Unukah736/
Unuuka734/
Huniki734/
Gunica734/
Usnyka734/
Uniqua733/
Unisca733/
Euneka732/
Huneka732/
Aunike732/
Inikai732/
Onikau731/
Onikka731/
Ienika731/
Unicke731/
Unicko731/
Unikko731/
Uniqca731/
Auniki731/
Unuike731/
Ouniki731/
Ugnica731/
Unická731/
Unieko731/
Unikhe731/
Uniski731/
Uniśko731/
Unniki731/
Huniko731/
Inikah731/
Unicah731/
Onieka730/
Utnicki67425/
Hunicke67101/
Hueneka6722/
Huneiko6719/
Uynukay6715/
Aunická6712/
Ounický679/
Aunický678/
Umnicki678/
Ounická677/
Hoenika677/
Gunicki677/
Aunicky677/
Jinnika675/
Unicker674/
Huniker674/
Uniecki674/
Ujnicki674/
Ugniker673/
Hunnike673/
Eunicke673/
Jinieka673/
Uynicky673/
Hunikui673/
Gaunica672/
Eunicea672/
Gunicke671/
Ounaike671/
Aunioke671/
Uinicki671/
Honicka671/
Hounike671/
Usneska671/
Aunikki671/
Hienika671/
Uniquea670/
Eunicko670/
Huniske670/

Unika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unika in the Bengali language
উনিকাunika-
Unika in the Oriya language
ଉନିକାunika-
Unika in the Marathi language
उणीकाunika-
Unika in the Hindi language
यूनिकाyunika75
उनिकाunika25
Unika in the Russian language
Уникаunika-

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