Onyach Surname

369,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7601:60,7635,937
Uganda2031:192,31215,644
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Onyach (123) may also be a first name.

Onyach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyach is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyach? popularity and diffusion

Onyach is the 369,806th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,497,475 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyach are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 840,349th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 123 people.

Onyach is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 760 people, or 1 in 60,763. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 30 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Onyach Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osnyach9224/
Onyac91111/
Anyach83107/
Onyaci838/
Onyoch831/
Osgnach7726/
Oniache771/
Anyac7317/
Onyoc7314/
Hanyache711/
Ohnniacht671/
Uneach670/
Uniach670/

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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 Onyach
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