Onyanja Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Onyanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Onyanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onyanja is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyanja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Onyanja is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya Onyanja is most common in: Narok County, where 93 percent are found, Kisii County, where 5 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyanya | 86 | 34 | / |
| Anyanja | 86 | 7 | / |
| Onyanjo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Onyanji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Onyagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyancha | 80 | 11,058 | / |
| Gunyanja | 80 | 136 | / |
| Ganyanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ongeanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Honyancha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anyanje | 71 | 689 | / |
| Anyanya | 71 | 131 | / |
| Onyonje | 71 | 50 | / |
| Anyanji | 71 | 43 | / |
| Anyanjo | 71 | 29 | / |
| Onyange | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ognagna | 71 | 10 | / |
| Onyanyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Anyania | 71 | 5 | / |
| Anyanha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Unyanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ognanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanyanya | 67 | 466 | / |
| Ganyanya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Anyaanya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onyanehi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Honjanjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyangna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyanyah | 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 Onyanja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis