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 may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Onyanja.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyanja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 last name Onyanja is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya Onyanja is primarily found in: Narok County, where 93 percent reside, Kisii County, where 5 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
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