Onala Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Onala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 131 | 1:352,518 | 20,779 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Önala (247) & Oñala (1) are calculated separately.
Onala (72) may also be a first name.
Onala Demographics
Onala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onala (Marathi: ओनला, Oriya: ଓଁଅଳା) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Önala or Oñala. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 910,497th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name Onala occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Onala are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 72 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 352,518. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 92 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 3 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Onala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଁଅଳା | omala | - |
| Onala in the Marathi language | ||
| ओनला | onala | - |
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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 Onala
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