Onyako Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onyako Last Name Facts

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

Onyako is most common in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyako? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyako are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Onyako is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Apac District, where 56 percent are found and Serere District, where 44 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oinyako921/
Onyaka83169/
Anyako83147/
Oniako839/
Onjako835/
Onyoko833/
Oneyjiako801/
Onajoko7785/
Gonyaka7733/
Anyakot7730/
Honyaka7712/
Onyakha772/
Onyokot772/
Gonyoko772/
Anyakou772/
Anyakoy771/
Onjiako771/
Hanyako771/
Anyakoit71383/
Anyakoha71236/
Honiatko7110/
Gonyakah712/
Anyakoth712/
Oneyeaka711/
Honnyaka711/
Aniako671,024/
Anyaka67907/
Anyoko67241/
Anyaco67210/
Onioko6786/
Onjoko6769/
Anjako6737/
Gonhiakou6723/
Hounhakou6721/
Onyoka674/
Ognaka671/
Onajiokoh671/
Oniaka670/

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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 Onyako
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