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 surname Oniala is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oniala live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oniala is also the 2,900,335th most common forename throughout the world, held by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 160,906. In Kenya Oniala is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 36 percent live, Migori County, where 22 percent live and Vihiga County, where 19 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Oniala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oniala last name 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
  • 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 Oniala
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