Onkoba Surname

116,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onkoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onkoba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9241:11,7691,478
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onkoba (686) may also be a first name.

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Onkoba Demographics

Onkoba Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 99 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Onkoba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onkoba occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkoba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,888th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,848,693 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onkoba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 315,870th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 686 people.

The surname Onkoba is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,924 people, or 1 in 11,769. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 41 percent live, Nyamira County, where 23 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Onkoba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Onkoba surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Onkoba earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongkoba9213/
Onkouba922/
Onkaba834/
Enkoba832/
Ankobea77624/
Onkoubi7783/
Gonqoba771/
Ankouba771/
Enkobha771/
Gongqoba71232/
Gankouba716/
Onkhompa711/
Enkobo6742/
Onkabi6734/
Ankaba6711/
Onkebo679/
Ankobo674/
Onkubo673/
Ankobi671/
Ankobe671/
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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 Onkoba
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