Onjeri Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onjeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onjeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onjeri Last Name Facts

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

Onjeri is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onjeri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onjeri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onjeri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Onjeri is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent live, Machakos County, where 17 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Onjeri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonjeri9216/
Ongeri8312,074/
Onyeri83810/
Anjeri8366/
Onjiri8332/
Onseri838/
Onjera833/
Onjere832/
Onserio773,855/
Honzeri77293/
Gunjeri7731/
Oncheri7718/
Oncerio7713/
Ganjeri7712/
Oonseri775/
Hongeri773/
Honjera772/
Hanjeri772/
Ongieri772/
Onehiri772/
Onyieri772/
Onijiri771/
Onheari771/
Onyerei771/
Anjheri771/
Honjere771/
Henjeri771/
Ondjere771/
Anjeriz771/
Onzerio771/
Gonceari7140/
Gonehiri7140/
Atinjeri7132/
Honzerie719/
Atenjeri715/
Ganjeeri711/
Honehiri711/
Onzere672,855/
Ongiri671,649/
Ongere671,474/
Onyera671,219/
Onyiri67503/
Anjiri67493/
Anjere67433/
Angeri67371/
Onsiri67365/
Onziri67297/
Onyere67126/
Anjera6767/
Anieri6757/
Anseri6752/
Enieri6726/
Anceri6726/
Attinjeri6723/
Anheri6717/
Onjira6717/
Anyeri6717/
Oniera6713/
Ungeri6710/
Oniere679/
Anzeri678/
Unjere676/
Agneri673/
Onyerioha673/
Onhiri672/
Enjiri672/
Unyeri672/
Unjera671/
Omjiri671/
Amjeri671/
Ansjri671/
Atinjerri671/
Anjery671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onjeri
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