Onchweri Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onchweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onchweri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7341:62,9156,122
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onchweri (56) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Onchweri Demographics

Onchweri Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 15 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Onchweri Last Name Facts

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

Onchweri occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onchweri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 458,119th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. Onchweri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onchweri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 56 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 734 people, or 1 in 62,915. In Kenya Onchweri is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 58 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Onchweri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onchwheri941/
Onchwari881,126/
Answeri6711/
Anchouerri673/
Hunchberry561/
Omhuiri534/
Ancvere532/
Answery531/
Anzwere531/
Ancveire504/

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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 Onchweri
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