Onyango Surname

1,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya261,4791:17710
Uganda25,1851:1,550201
Sudan6,7201:5,582819
Tanzania4,7801:11,0761,437
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
United States4551:796,61361,475
England1031:540,95233,556
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Sweden271:364,69525,646
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Finland91:610,74534,002
Norway91:571,36544,190
China71:195,331,65210,124
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onyango (70,013) may also be a first name.

Onyango Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyango is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Onyango.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyango? popularity and diffusion

Onyango is the 1,816th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,115 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyango live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 13,864th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 70,013 people.

The last name Onyango is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 261,479 people, or 1 in 177. In Kenya Onyango is most common in: Siaya County, where 18 percent live, Kisumu County, where 18 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya Onyango exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Sudan, where 2 percent live.

Onyango Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Onyango surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Onyango last name are 43.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Onyango earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning 286,319 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.65% less than the national average, earning $41,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning $42,118 CAD per year.

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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
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