Onyala Surname
Approximately 698 people bear this surname
Onyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 672 | 1:58,094 | 6,798 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Onyala (21) may also be a first name.
Onyala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyala is most common in Uganda. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 478,427th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyala are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 672 people, or 1 in 58,094. In Uganda Onyala is most frequent in: Lira District, where 25 percent reside, Kole District, where 16 percent reside and Alebtong District, where 14 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonyala | 92 | 15 | / |
| Onyalla | 92 | 12 | / |
| Oonyala | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ounyala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyohala | 86 | 27 | / |
| Onyallah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyahala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyalo | 83 | 658 | / |
| Oniala | 83 | 318 | / |
| Onjala | 83 | 311 | / |
| Anyala | 83 | 179 | / |
| Onyali | 83 | 155 | / |
| Onyale | 83 | 22 | / |
| Unyala | 83 | 13 | / |
| Onyola | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oneala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onijala | 77 | 249 | / |
| Anyalai | 77 | 103 | / |
| Hanyala | 77 | 89 | / |
| Gonyola | 77 | 18 | / |
| Anyalau | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ounyale | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gonyali | 77 | 9 | / |
| Honyali | 77 | 8 | / |
| Honhala | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oniaala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ganyala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Annyala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Anyalla | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onihala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gunyala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anyalay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Honyale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onyalei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onayola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onialla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ognalia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyalaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onjalah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honyola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oñala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ounjaila | 71 | 41 | / |
| Gonyaylo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Aunyalat | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hanyalah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ganjyala | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ahanyala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hounyalo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goonjala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anjala | 67 | 781 | / |
| Agnala | 67 | 748 | / |
| Anyali | 67 | 495 | / |
| Onyolo | 67 | 463 | / |
| Oneale | 67 | 322 | / |
| Oniola | 67 | 144 | / |
| Anyalo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Aniala | 67 | 92 | / |
| Anyola | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ognale | 67 | 69 | / |
| Onialo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Anyale | 67 | 61 | / |
| Onyole | 67 | 54 | / |
| Onjalo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Onjale | 67 | 12 | / |
| Anyaly | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oniale | 67 | 11 | / |
| Unyali | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onjali | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uniala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anhala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Unjala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onjola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aneala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oniali | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyoli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyalioha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanyhalay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onealy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Onyala
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