Onyai Surname
Approximately 1,911 people bear this surname
Onyai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,854 | 1:21,057 | 3,084 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onyai (29) may also be a first name.
Onyai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyai is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onyai is the 215,090th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,813,472 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyai reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onyai is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 29 people.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,854 people, or 1 in 21,057. In Uganda Onyai is most common in: Nebbi District, where 44 percent are found, Zombo District, where 25 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ounyai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Onyahi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gonyai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Onyeai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onyaihe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Onyayit | 83 | 3 | / |
| Anyai | 80 | 416 | / |
| Unyai | 80 | 127 | / |
| Oniai | 80 | 16 | / |
| Onyoi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oneai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ganyai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Oneahi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Onyayo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Anyahi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hunyai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gunyai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Anyais | 73 | 5 | / |
| Anyaie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hanyai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goniai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anyaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aanyait | 67 | 17 | / |
| Anyahie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anyajie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouniai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anyayit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anyayie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gonyeay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyaitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongeeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Onyai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis