Onjala Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onjala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onjala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2921:158,15012,467
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onijala92249/
Ondjala9256/
Onjalah921/
Ounjaila8641/
Otinjala861/
Goonjala861/
Anjala83781/
Onyala83698/
Onsala83405/
Oncala83357/
Oniala83318/
Enjala83200/
Onjalo8315/
Onjale8312/
Onjali836/
Unjala834/
Onzala834/
Onjola833/
Oneala831/
Houndjala801/
Ganjala773,402/
Hanjala772,242/
Gunjala77812/
Honsala77810/
Gonzala7756/
Gonjali7755/
Gonjale7742/
Anjalai7738/
Anjalia7726/
Unjalat7719/
Gonyala7715/
Onyalla7712/
Honjali7710/
Enjaala777/
Gonsala777/
Unjalah776/
Enijala775/
Andjala775/
Honhala775/
Oniaala774/
Oonyala774/
Anjalaa773/
Onihala773/
Anjalay773/
Anjalas772/
Ondjola772/
Onssala772/
Aanjala771/
Onchala771/
Onzalia771/
Aenjala771/
Anjaala771/
Anjjala771/
Annjala771/
Uunjala771/
Gonjola771/
Ounyala771/
Anjalla771/
Hunjala771/
Onziala771/
Onialla771/
Onjalle771/
Onjalyo771/
Ognalia771/
Gonjaly771/
Anjalau771/
Onjaloo771/
Onayola771/
Oncalla770/
Oñala731/
Hounsala711,206/
Gonzalia71940/
Hanjalah71281/
Gonzalea71249/
Gonchala71187/
Ganjalia7147/
Ganjaala7131/
Onyohala7127/
Handjala7118/
Ganjalla7116/
Gunijala7113/
Ganjaila7113/
Gondžala7111/
Hoinsala7111/
Gunjaala718/
Ganjyala717/
Gunjalla715/
Gonsalla715/
Honzalia713/
Gonzalga713/
Aunjaila713/
Ganjjala712/
Gonssala712/
Hunjalla711/
Ganjalai711/
Gonsalia711/
Aanjalia711/
Anjalaas711/
Anjalaiy711/
Anjalapp711/
Onyahala711/
Onyallah711/
Gonzalla711/
Andjalah711/
Andjalha711/
Ondziala711/
Gonsaula710/
Anjali679,690/
Anzala671,087/
Agnala67748/
Onyalo67658/
Amjala67389/
Anjola67352/
Oneale67322/
Anyala67179/
Onyali67155/
Ansala67155/
Oniola67144/
Onsalo67114/
Aniala6792/
Anjale6776/
Onjolo6773/
Ognale6769/
Unjali6765/
Onialo6762/
Anjalo6753/
Anjaly6750/
Ancala6725/
Onyale6722/
Onzola6718/
Eniala6714/
Unyala6713/
Unjale6713/
Onzalo6712/
Enjalo6711/
Oniale6711/
Uniala675/
Omjola675/
Anhala674/
Enjola674/
Osendjola674/
Otinceala674/
Gonchalla673/
Aneala672/
Oniali672/
Onyola672/
Omjale671/
Hanjalaha671/
Hanjallah671/
Hoinssala671/
Onjoli671/
Handjalia671/
Gondzhala671/
Andjallah671/
Onjole671/
Onealy670/

Onjala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onjala in the Marathi language
ऑंजलाonjala-
Onjala in the Arabic language
أنجالاanjala-

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