Oncheku Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oncheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oncheku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Oncheku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oncheku occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oncheku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Oncheku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oncheku are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 25 percent reside, Kisii County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside.

Oncheku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Oncheku surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onchieku932,055/
Onchesku936/
Onchaku861/
Honchiku80130/
Onzeku771/
Unchiku712/
Anchiku711/
Anchescu676/
Ontsekou671/
Antchikou631/
Osinseaku631/
Onziku62247/
Anzeku6225/
Ongecu6212/
Onjiku623/
Honceycutt591/
Omcikus5755/
Anzeaku575/
Anseeku571/
Hancescu5361/
Ondzikou531/
Aundjeku531/
Hantsesku5014/

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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 Oncheku
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