Onamu Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Onamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 221 | 1:208,959 | 14,983 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Onamu (141) may also be a first name.
Onamu Demographics
Onamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onamu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 956,400th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname Onamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Onamu reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 778,371st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 141 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 208,959. In Kenya Onamu is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 37 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 37 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Onamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Onamu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onamou | 91 | 10 | / |
| Onaemu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Onamui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gonamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onnamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ognamou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ounamou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onasmus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Honamou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Enamu | 80 | 631 | / |
| Onemu | 80 | 398 | / |
| Onomu | 80 | 268 | / |
| Anamu | 80 | 173 | / |
| Unamu | 80 | 71 | / |
| Ougnamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angamu | 73 | 88 | / |
| Annamu | 73 | 78 | / |
| Unnamu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Hanamu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Anamou | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ongomu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Ennamu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Hunamu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ganamu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Honemu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Anaamu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Honomu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Enamau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uinamu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onemuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gunamu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ungamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anamut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onhemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onomus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahnamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usnamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anhamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aunamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anamuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enamui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hounhamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honomou | 67 | 5,409 | / |
| Gonomou | 67 | 417 | / |
| Aneamou | 67 | 228 | / |
| Anahamu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Agnamou | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gunnamu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ganamou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gangamu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hanamau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Honoimu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hanamus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Angamou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gungamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahanamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gannamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ongoomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunnamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unhamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anaimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anammou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enaammu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honemou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Onamu
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