Lonyala Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lonyala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lonyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1201:384,83221,900
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Lonyala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lonyala occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonyala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lonyala reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Lonyala is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 384,832. In Kenya Lonyala is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 97 percent reside and Turkana County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Lonyala occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Lonyala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanyala8622/
Lonyola864/
Lonjala861/
Lonyalio809/
Louniala806/
Lionjala801/
Lunyalaja751/
Lunaayala751/
Lunyali71457/
Lanjala71170/
Lunjala7188/
Lonyolo7124/
Lonyole7110/
Loniola715/
Lunyalo713/
Lonjale712/
Lonjola711/
Lunyola711/
Lunyale711/
Lonjali711/
Lonhola711/
Launiala6758/
Lianjala672/
Langnala671/
Lyonyolo671/
Lonyollo671/
Lanealla671/

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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 Lonyala
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