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 last name Onyach is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyach? popularity and diffusion

Onyach is the 369,806th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,497,475 people. This surname occurs mostly 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. Onyach is also the 840,349th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 123 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 760 people, or 1 in 60,763. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 30 percent live, Nairobi County, where 21 percent live and Kisumu County, where 20 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Onyach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Onyach surname is primarily 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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