Omunyu Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Omunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Omunyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Uganda471:830,62338,869
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Omunyu Demographics

Omunyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Omunyu Last Name Facts

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

Omunyu is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Omunyu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omunyu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omunyu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya Omunyu is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 87 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 9 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Omunyu exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent are found.

Omunyu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omounyou865/
Amunyu83119/
Omonyu831/
Gumunyu771,670/
Gamunyu7710/
Amuunyu776/
Omunihu773/
Amunyut771/
Omonyua771/
Gumunuyu711/
Omunehiu711/
Amonyu6762/
Amuniu671/
Omoungnou671/
Omonuju621/
Hamunju621/
Omoniuyi571/
Omonju501/
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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 Omunyu
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