Onkware Surname

270,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onkware Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onkware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4371:32,1363,503
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Onkware (158) may also be a first name.

Onkware Last Name Facts

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

Onkware is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkware? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onkware is the 270,292nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,050,274 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onkware reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Onkware is also the 730,165th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 158 people.

The surname Onkware is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,437 people, or 1 in 32,136. In Kenya Onkware is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 44 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Onkware occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Onkware Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onkwares931/
Onkwareh931/
Ongware8612/
Ongkwar8610/
Onkwere865/
Onkwara864/
Gongware800/
Ankwar7714/
Ongwar779/
Onkwor778/
Ongwara71541/
Ongwere7111/
Ongwari7110/
Gankwar716/
Ankwere715/
Ounkwor713/
Ongbare711/
Oncwari711/
Angware711/
Engware711/
Ongwire711/
Enkwere711/
Gongwar710/
Gangware6742/
Ong'wara671/
Engwarie671/
Onghwari671/

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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 Onkware
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