Yunya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yunya (616) may also be a first name.

Yunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yunya (Hindi: युनय, Russian: Юня) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yunya live; 25 percent live in Central Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yunya is also the 336,421st most widespread first name on earth, held by 616 people.

The last name Yunya is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Yunya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Younya9115/
Yunyah919/
Yunyay911/
Yusnya911/
Yusnyah831/
Yunia802,398/
Junya80129/
Yunha8057/
Yunyo801/
Yunja801/
Yunaiyah776/
Oyunaiya771/
Yusnia731,758/
Yunias73300/
Yuniah73170/
Yuniad73100/
Yugnia7370/
Yuniaz7354/
Yunnia7327/
Yunjay7323/
Yunhai7311/
Eyunia739/
Yunjia737/
Yungna735/
Younia733/
Jounya731/
Hyunha731/
Junnya731/
Younha731/
Yunjah731/
Younyo731/
Geunya731/
Ayonya731/
Hyunja731/
Uyuniah6723/
Yunjiah6716/
Younjay6711/
Yuniash677/
Younjah673/
Hyunyoo671/
Younjai671/
Ihunnya671/
Yusnija671/
Yusniat671/
Yunniah671/
Yugnadh671/
Junuiya671/
Junejya671/
Junayya671/
Junayja671/
Yungnoy671/

Yunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yunya in the Hindi language
युनयyunaya-
Yunya in the Russian language
Юняuna-

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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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  • 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 Yunya
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