Onyalo Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6371:72,4966,822
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Onyalo (91) may also be a first name.

Onyalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyalo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 500,196th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name Onyalo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyalo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent forename globally, borne by 91 people.

The surname Onyalo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 72,496. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 30 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Onyalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Onyalo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonyaylo8619/
Hounyalo862/
Onyala83698/
Onyolo83463/
Anyalo83103/
Onialo8362/
Onjalo8315/
Honhalo77733/
Gonyala7715/
Onyalla7712/
Oonyala774/
Gonyolo773/
Onyollo772/
Anyalou772/
Hognalo771/
Onjaloo771/
Anyaloh771/
Onjalyo771/
Ounyala771/
Oñalo731/
Onyohala7127/
Ganyaylo712/
Onyallah711/
Onyahala711/
Gounyolo711/
Unyolo672,687/
Anyolo671,020/
Oniala67318/
Onjala67311/
Anyala67179/
Onjolo6773/
Anjalo6753/
Anialo6750/
Houngnalo6730/
Agnalo6714/
Unyala6713/
Anhalo674/
Onyola672/
Anyalioha671/
Oneala671/
Hounhealo671/

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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 Onyalo
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