Vunya Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Vunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vunya (24) may also be a first name.
Vunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vunya (Hindi: वुन्या, Russian: Вуня) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vunya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Vunya is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Vunya are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.
The last name Vunya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 661,683. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Moyo District, where 71 percent live, Adjumani District, where 22 percent live and Arua District, where 2 percent live. Aside from Uganda Vunya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vuinya | 91 | 6 | / |
| Vunyas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bunya | 80 | 6,453 | / |
| Vunja | 80 | 128 | / |
| Wunya | 80 | 93 | / |
| Vónya | 80 | 86 | / |
| Vunia | 80 | 26 | / |
| Vunha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vugna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vunyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhunya | 73 | 6,973 | / |
| Bunnya | 73 | 364 | / |
| Bounya | 73 | 352 | / |
| Bunyea | 73 | 278 | / |
| Baunya | 73 | 133 | / |
| Vwonya | 73 | 109 | / |
| Vungia | 73 | 36 | / |
| Bunyaa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bunyah | 73 | 18 | / |
| Bumnya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vunyoh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mpunya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Buinya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Buunya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vunias | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bunyay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vunija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vhunia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vuinia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vunjia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vounia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waunya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Busnya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bunhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bunyha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buhnya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vunjaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weunya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vunjai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veugna | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bhuinya | 67 | 59,500 | / |
| Bunayya | 67 | 230 | / |
| Bunaiya | 67 | 178 | / |
| Bhunnya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mphunya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bhunyea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bhuunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhunjya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vaugnah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vungeah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bunyaat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhunyha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhaunya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhounya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vusennayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuynya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbuinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wunyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhujnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaunhea | 67 | 0 | / |
Vunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vunya in the Hindi language | ||
| वुन्या | vun'ya | - |
| Vunya in the Russian language | ||
| Вуня | vuna | - |
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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 Vunya
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