Onyabo Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1561:250,25218,603
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135

Onyabo (84) may also be a first name.

Onyabo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyabo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Onyabo.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyabo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyabo is the 1,144,405th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyabo are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onyabo is also the 1,046,220th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 84 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 250,252. In Uganda Onyabo is most common in: Gulu District, where 42 percent live, Nwoya District, where 34 percent live and Lamwo District, where 13 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyabo83198/
Oneabo837/
Onyaba836/
Oniabo835/
Onyobo833/
Goniabo77217/
Hanyabo777/
Onyobot774/
Anyaboi771/
Onyawoi771/
Onyawoh771/
Ganyabo771/
Anyabgo771/
Gonyaba771/
Anyabho771/
Onojiabo7111/
Haanyabo711/
Hounyaba711/
Agnabo67165/
Oniaba67138/
Anyaba6783/
Onyoba6732/
Anyawo6728/
Aneabo6721/
Anyobo6719/
Anjabo6717/
Oniobo6713/
Onyowo676/
Onyawa675/
Oniawo675/
Aniabo672/
Onyova671/
Omniabohs671/
Gouniabou671/
Hounyawou671/
Onyowa671/

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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 Onyabo
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