Obonyo Surname

21,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya16,3951:2,817444
Uganda8,2281:4,745861
Tanzania9341:56,6836,162
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominica11:75,891912
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Obonyo (4,361) may also be a first name.

Obonyo Last Name Facts

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

Obonyo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obonyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,201st most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 283,441 people. The surname Obonyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obonyo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obonyo is also the 104,576th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 4,361 people.

The surname Obonyo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 16,395 people, or 1 in 2,817. In Kenya Obonyo is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 16 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Obonyo Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Obonyo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning R 238,728 per year and in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obonnyo922/
Oboonyo921/
Obonyoh921/
Oobonyo921/
Obony9123/
Obonyoyi861/
Abonyo8312,893/
Obonyi83203/
Obonya8387/
Obogno8359/
Oboney8318/
Owonyo8315/
Obanyo8314/
Obonio839/
Ubonyo833/
Obunyo833/
Oboony832/
Oboneo831/
Oboniy831/
Obonys831/
Obongoi7765/
Gobonya778/
Abonyoh777/
Aboonyo772/
Obotnya771/
Oibonyi771/
Ojuonyo771/
Obongno771/
Oubonny771/
Obone739,244/
Oboni731,235/
Obona73612/
Obany73194/
Abony73191/
Obonh731/
Ovony731/
Obonnaya7149/
Oonpanyo718/
Obotnyah717/
Oubonnoi714/
Ochwonyo712/
Obonaiya711/
Obgonaya711/
Abonyi678,780/
Obongi671,568/
Obanya671,070/
Avonyo67958/
Obonai67867/
Obanyi67565/
Obogne67535/
Obonna67493/
Habony67466/
Hobona67176/
Obonge67149/
Abunyo67139/
Abonio67133/
Abonjo6798/
Obouna6777/
Obgonnaya6770/
Gobany6760/
Abonya6757/
Abanyo6732/
Osbone6731/
Obunya6730/
Gabony6728/
Ouonho6723/
Aboney6721/
Ovonya6721/
Obonia6720/
Ubanyo6716/
Obonne6712/
Gobone679/
Obogna678/
Owanyo678/
Awonyo676/
Oboina675/
Hobany675/
Obonha674/
Abonay673/
Abonny673/
Obanny673/
Hoboni673/
Abouny672/
Abonho672/
Oboone672/
Abonoy672/
Abogno672/
Abonoi672/
Oboune672/
Obonet672/
Obojna672/
Obones672/
Oboine671/
Aboiny671/
Obuona671/
Owonio671/
Oibona671/
Obaany671/
Obogni671/
Obonip671/
Oboona671/
Obooni671/
Obhone671/
Obuone671/
Obonje671/
Obaney671/
Ojbonnaya671/
Aboniy671/
Abonyy671/
Oboner670/

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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 Obonyo
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