Unyan Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Unyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Unyan (38) may also be a first name.

Unyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unyan occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unyan? popularity and diffusion

Unyan is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Unyan are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Unyan is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.

The surname Unyan is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 508,521. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sabah, where 62 percent live, Sarawak, where 34 percent live and Johor, where 2 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunyan91158/
Usnyan9170/
Unjyan9123/
Ounyan919/
Hunyan913/
Unyank911/
Aunyan911/
Umnyan911/
Hutnyan8382/
Aunyang8351/
Husnyan8311/
Unaiyan833/
Ounyang831/
Gunnyan830/
Onyan802,970/
Unjan80502/
Unian8031/
Unyon8018/
Unhan8012/
Unean800/
Gunaiyan771/
Hunyanne771/
Hounyang771/
Hounyhan770/
Gunjan734,074/
Hunjan732,603/
Gunyon73236/
Unjang7382/
Uniang7336/
Hunyon7336/
Ougnan7331/
Unjian7325/
Onjyan7317/
Ounjan7311/
Aunjan7310/
Hunian739/
Ounyon736/
Hunhan735/
Ungnan732/
Unnian732/
Unayon732/
Usnian731/
Hunyam731/
Unyoon731/
Aunyon731/
Eunean731/
Unijan731/
Eunian731/
Unajon731/
Ugnang731/
Ugnain731/
Onyaan731/
Unjane731/
Unihan731/
Unehan731/
Gunian731/
Ounjian67152/
Hunihan6798/
Gunnyon6786/
Gunijan6773/
Husnian6764/
Hugnaan6735/
Hougnan6730/
D'Unian6721/
Hunayon6720/
Gunjian679/
Hunjjan678/
Gaunian678/
Hounian677/
Unhiang674/
Hounyon673/
Hounhan673/
Gounian672/
Hunoyon672/
Aungean672/
Ougnane672/
Gaunjan671/
Hounjan671/
Aunyong671/
Ounjhan671/
Hhunjan671/
Onaiyan671/
Gunjain671/
Gunjjan671/
Gunnjan671/
Hunjean671/
Heugnan671/
Haugnan671/
Oungian671/
Ousnian671/
Ugnahan671/
Honyhan670/

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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
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  • 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 Unyan
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