Onchiri Surname

99,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onchiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onchiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,6881:9,8511,259
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onchiri (1,220) may also be a first name.

Onchiri Last Name Facts

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

Onchiri is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onchiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onchiri is the 99,917th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,540,056 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onchiri reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 226,593rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,220 people.

The last name Onchiri is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,688 people, or 1 in 9,851. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 43 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 23 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Onchiri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Onchiri earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.65% less than the national average, earning $35,103 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Onchiri
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