Onjala Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Onjala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 292 | 1:158,150 | 12,467 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onjala Demographics
Onjala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onjala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onjala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onjala (Arabic: أنجالا, Marathi: ऑंजला) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onjala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 870,423rd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onjala live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Onjala is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 158,150. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent reside, Migori County, where 26 percent reside and Siaya County, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Onjala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Onjala surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onjala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onjala in the Marathi language | ||
| ऑंजला | onjala | - |
| Onjala in the Arabic language | ||
| أنجالا | anjala | - |
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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 Onjala
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