Oanya Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya481:962,08134,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oanya Last Name Facts

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

Oanya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Oanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Oanya are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Oanya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya Oanya is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 90 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Nyamira County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Oanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohanya9194/
Uoanya914/
Goanya911/
Ojianya8370/
Ojeanya8311/
Oanea801,002/
Oania80485/
Oanja802/
Oagna801/
Aonya801/
Oanha801/
Oanyo801/
Ojeanyah7720/
Ojianyay772/
Ohijanya771/
Ahonya7312/
Ohania7310/
Ohanja733/
Ohanyo733/
Ouania733/
Ojonya732/
Ouanja732/
Ouanyo732/
Ouagna732/
Ohonya731/
Oanija731/
Goanja731/
Ouanha731/
Oangia731/
Oaña67423/
Gaoonya6728/
Gouania6714/
Ouahnia678/
Ahounya677/
Gouanyo672/
Ohaniah671/
Ouainia671/
Houagna671/
Houania671/
Ouagnia671/
Ouanhia671/
Gaounya671/
Gahonya671/
Aonyaah671/
Aoonyat671/

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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 Oanya
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