Onyamo Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyamo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,104,724th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyamo are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 72 percent live, Kisii County, where 27 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Onyamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Onyamo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonyamo921/
Onyamgo921/
Onyamoh921/
Onyama83113/
Anyamo8339/
Onyomo8335/
Oneamo835/
Ona'ayamo8017/
Onajomo77295/
Onyamat7722/
Anyamos775/
Anyamoi775/
Onyamah773/
Omnyama772/
Onijamo772/
Anyamoh771/
Anyamgo771/
Ognamou771/
Ongnamo771/
Onyamas771/
Onyamma771/
Onaiomo771/
Anyamou771/
Gonyama771/
Oniamoh771/
Onajomoh715/
Hgonyama712/
Ougnamou711/
Hounyama711/
Oneyeama711/
Anyama674,171/
Anyomo67149/
Oniomo67126/
Onyoma6773/
Ognama6718/
Anjamo676/
Onjomo675/
Aneamo674/
Aniamo673/
Unyama672/
Onjama672/
Oniama672/
Hounhamou671/
Agnamo671/

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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
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  • 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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