Onyamo Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Onyamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 186 | 1:248,279 | 16,968 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Onyamo Demographics
Onyamo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onyamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyamo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyamo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,104,724th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Onyamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyamo live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 72 percent are found, Kisii County, where 27 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Onyamo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Onyamo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonyamo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyamgo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyamoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyama | 83 | 113 | / |
| Anyamo | 83 | 39 | / |
| Onyomo | 83 | 35 | / |
| Oneamo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ona'ayamo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Onajomo | 77 | 295 | / |
| Onyamat | 77 | 22 | / |
| Anyamos | 77 | 5 | / |
| Anyamoi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onyamah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Omnyama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onijamo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyamoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyamgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ognamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongnamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyamas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onaiomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oniamoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onajomoh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hgonyama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ougnamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oneyeama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyama | 67 | 4,171 | / |
| Anyomo | 67 | 149 | / |
| Oniomo | 67 | 126 | / |
| Onyoma | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ognama | 67 | 18 | / |
| Anjamo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onjomo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aneamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aniamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unyama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onjama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oniama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hounhamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agnamo | 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 Onyamo
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