Oniara Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oniara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Oniara (13) may also be a first name.

Oniara Last Name Facts

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

Oniara occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Oniara reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The surname Oniara is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda Oniara is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 92 percent reside, Busia District, where 3 percent reside and Kampala District, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onihara92900/
Oniarah9284/
Honiara928/
Ouniara921/
Ongiara921/
Hosniara86901/
Onyara83129/
Oniare8354/
Oniary8328/
Oneara8310/
Aniara839/
Uniara838/
Oniaro835/
Onjara835/
Oniora832/
Oniari832/
Honyara7727/
Onijare7712/
Asniara779/
Goniari778/
Gonyara777/
Guniara776/
Onjarah775/
Anjiara774/
Oniaare773/
Onuiora773/
Onayora772/
Ongeara772/
Anniara772/
Onyarah772/
Goniare771/
Ounyara771/
Haniara771/
Oniorah771/
Ongiare771/
Honjara771/
O'Neara771/
Oniareh771/
Hanihara71697/
Anggiara7115/
Hongnara717/
Hougnara711/
Onjairat711/
Ounjarat711/
Unuhiara711/
Honjaras711/
Hounjara711/
Husniara711/
Henniara711/
Anjara6711,808/
Onyari671,597/
Anyara67382/
Anhara6759/
Aniora6756/
Oniore6755/
Onyare6738/
Aniari6726/
Agnara6721/
Onjare6715/
Aneara677/
Aniaro674/
Unhara674/
Onjari673/
Onyora673/
Onjaro672/
Onyaro672/
Unyara672/
Ounjairat672/
Unjara671/
Enijaurau671/
Hosneeara671/
Onearo671/
Ognari671/
Ognaro671/
Haniharas671/
Aniharaja671/
Oñhara671/
Aniare671/

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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 Oniara
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