Onchana Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onchana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onchana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3741:123,47610,287
Thailand2311:305,79452,719
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onchana (178) may also be a first name.

Onchana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onchana occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Onchana.

How Common Is The Last Name Onchana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onchana is the 532,873rd most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Onchana reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 683,417th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 178 people.

The last name Onchana is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 123,476. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 78 percent reside, Kisii County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Onchana Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Onchana
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