Oniala Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oniala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2871:160,90612,601
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Oniala (15) may also be a first name.

Oniala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oniala is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 857,026th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. Oniala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oniala reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 160,906. In Kenya Oniala is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 36 percent live, Migori County, where 22 percent live and Vihiga County, where 19 percent live. Not including Kenya Oniala exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Oniala Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onijala92249/
Oniaala924/
Onihala923/
Onialla921/
Onyala83698/
Onjala83311/
Oniola83144/
Aniala8392/
Onialo8362/
Eniala8314/
Oniale8311/
Uniala835/
Oniali832/
Oneala831/
Onihale7791/
Goniali7770/
Anialoa7720/
Gonyala7715/
Onyalla7712/
Honiola7712/
Honhala775/
Enijala775/
Guniala774/
Oonyala774/
Oeniola771/
Onjalah771/
Anioala771/
Ounyala771/
Haniala771/
Anihala771/
Auniala771/
Onayola771/
Oñala731/
Ounjaila7141/
Onyohala7127/
Hanhiala7119/
Gunijala7113/
Hanniala7110/
Gonihali715/
Hosniali712/
Goonjala711/
Anihalya711/
Onyallah711/
Onyahala711/
Houniola711/
Eniola6714,029/
Anjala67781/
Agnala67748/
Onyalo67658/
Oneale67322/
Enjala67200/
Anyala67179/
Onyali67155/
Aniola67154/
Ognale6769/
Anialo6750/
Onyale6722/
Onjalo6715/
Unyala6713/
Onjale6712/
Aniali677/
Onjali676/
Unjala674/
Anhala674/
Onjola673/
Aniale672/
Onyola672/
Aneala672/
Honihalli671/
Ganihalla671/
Honihoula671/
Gonihalli671/
Oñiola671/
Uniola671/
Aniaailas671/
Añiala671/
Onealy670/

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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 Oniala
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