Onchwari Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onchwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onchwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1031:41,8684,379
United States201:18,122,947588,089
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onchwari (242) may also be a first name.

Onchwari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onchwari is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onchwari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 329,243rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onchwari reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 574,510th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 242 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,103 people, or 1 in 41,868. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 63 percent live, Kisii County, where 15 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Kenya Onchwari exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Onchwari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Onchwari earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.45% more than the national average, earning $63,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oncwari931/
Onchweri88738/
Onchwheri821/
Anshwari751/
Answari67471/
Asnswari631/
Ansuari5368/
Answary5345/
Anjuari538/
Ansbari531/
Ansvari531/

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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 Onchwari
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