Unyah Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3621:489,34524,522
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Unyah (122) may also be a first name.

Unyah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unyah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Unyah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Unyah is the 745,450th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Unyah occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Unyah reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 122 people.

Unyah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 489,345. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 72 percent reside, Cross River, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunyah9122/
Hunyah911/
Unya892,726/
Unaiyah8369/
Husnyah8347/
Uinyaha831/
Gunya803,956/
Onyah80645/
Hunya80636/
Aunya80294/
Uniah80246/
Unjah80226/
Ounya80175/
Inyah80153/
Unyaa8029/
Unyha8013/
Ugnah804/
Uinya803/
Unnya802/
Uenya801/
Unyay801/
Eunya801/
Hunaiyah779/
Gaunya73938/
Gunyhó73126/
Aunyat7396/
Gunjya7361/
Unaiya7338/
Unyayi7338/
Hunjah7324/
Hunyas7317/
Gunyho7311/
Honyah7311/
Gunyea738/
Gounya737/
Unayya736/
Eunyat736/
Unajha735/
Ounyad733/
Huinya733/
Haunya732/
Hunhah732/
Unjaha731/
Aunnya731/
Ungiah731/
Ounyaa731/
Ounyoh731/
Unjiah731/
Heunya731/
Uniach730/
Hounyahou7116/
Onya677,090/
Unja671,219/
Unia671,001/
Unha67469/
Unyo67100/
Unea6767/
Inaiyah6733/
Unho6721/
Hinyaha6716/
Gunaiya6716/
Gunyayi6713/
Ónya6710/
Gunayya6710/
Unajhai674/
Ugna674/
Hounyoh672/
Hunaiya672/
Hunyayi672/
Hunyaey671/
Hunaaya671/
Unejhah671/
Guneyya671/
Ungayya671/
Hougnah671/
Unajhah671/
Unajhas671/

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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 Unyah
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