Unya Surname

160,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Unya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2821:138,1778,904
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Indonesia2901:456,03237,835
Malaysia2691:109,6447,364
Thailand2151:328,55056,687
India1551:4,948,809124,489
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Unya (566) may also be a first name.

Unya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unya (Hindi: उन्या, Marathi: उण्या, Oriya: ଉନଯ୍, Russian: Уня) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,029th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,673,348 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Unya are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Unya is also the 352,783rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 566 people.

Unya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,282 people, or 1 in 138,177. In Nigeria Unya is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 31 percent reside, Cross River, where 27 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunya893,956/
Hunya89636/
Unyah89386/
Aunya89294/
Ounya89175/
Unyaa8929/
Unyha8913/
Uinya893/
Unnya892/
Eunya891/
Unyay891/
Gaunya80938/
Aunyat8096/
Gunjya8061/
Unaiya8038/
Unyayi8038/
Gunyah8022/
Hunyas8017/
Gunyea808/
Gounya807/
Unayya806/
Eunyat806/
Huinya803/
Ounyad803/
Haunya802/
Hunyah801/
Heunya801/
Ounyaa801/
Aunnya801/
Onya757,090/
Unja751,219/
Unia751,001/
Unha75469/
Unyo75100/
Unea7567/
Ónya7510/
Ugna754/
Unaiyah7369/
Husnyah7347/
Gunaiya7316/
Gunyayi7313/
Gunayya7310/
Hunyayi732/
Hunaiya732/
Hunaaya731/
Hunyaey731/
Guneyya731/
Uinyaha731/
Ungayya731/
Gunja6712,473/
Gunia675,032/
Hunja671,644/
Hunia671,122/
Eunyo67711/
Onyah67645/
Unias67468/
Unjai67401/
Uniat67249/
Uniah67246/
Unjah67226/
Ugnay67212/
Unjad67184/
Ünyay67181/
Unjia67174/
Usnia67157/
Honya67147/
Ounja67136/
Aunyo67104/
Hunea6794/
Ungia6792/
Onyaa6786/
Țunea6781/
Unnia6773/
Umnia6766/
Gunnayya6757/
Unjay6755/
Uneha6753/
Uniap6746/
Ugnia6727/
Hugna6723/
Uniha6721/
Onnya6719/
Unjau6718/
Ounia6717/
Ugnas6717/
Onyha6716/
Unjat6716/
Gunyo6714/
Ugnat6713/
Ounha6712/
Aunea6711/
Aunia6711/
Hunyo6710/
Hunaiyah679/
Ounyo679/
Unija678/
Unjap678/
Eunia677/
Unyoo676/
Unhaa676/
Onyea675/
Unjha674/
Ugnah674/
Aunja674/
Ungea674/
Eugna674/
Onyay674/
Hunha673/
Aunha673/
Uunja673/
Eunja672/
Ougna672/
Uniad672/
Unhai672/
Husnaaya671/
Ungaayya671/
Hounoiya671/
Uunia671/
Șunea671/
Unhay671/
Oenya671/
Augna671/
Unjas671/
Unyoy671/
Uigna671/
Uniae670/
Unhau670/

Unya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unya in the Oriya language
ଉନଯ୍unay-
Unya in the Marathi language
उण्याunya60
उंयाunya40
Unya in the Hindi language
उन्याun'ya55.56
उनयाunaya33.33
उण्याunya11.11
Unya in the Russian language
Уняuna-

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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 Unya
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