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

The last name Onjeri is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onjeri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onjeri is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Onjeri is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onjeri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent live, Machakos County, where 17 percent live and Siaya County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya Onjeri is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Onjeri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Onjeri last name is primarily 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Onjeri
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