Onyano Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyano (7) may also be a first name.

Onyano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyano is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyano? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyano is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Onyano occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Onyano reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onyano is also the 4,548,448th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 7 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyango92302,197/
Onyanngo869/
Onyaango865/
Onyangoh863/
Gonyanou863/
Gonyango861/
Onyangoi861/
O'Nyango861/
Onyangoo861/
Ony'ango861/
Onyayngo861/
Onyono83218/
Anyano83127/
Oniano8327/
Onyana836/
Onhano831/
Onjano831/
Enyano831/
Hounyanou802/
Anyango77150,967/
Onyanga773,079/
Gonyana7769/
Oniango7739/
Onyongo7737/
Onianou7712/
Unyango775/
Anyanoh773/
Onoyono773/
Onijano771/
Onyagna771/
Onyanna771/
Onajono771/
Onjango771/
Anyagno771/
Honyana771/
Gonyongo71180/
Gonianou7124/
Annyango7110/
Anyangoi717/
Anyaango715/
Ognannou714/
Anyanoha713/
Onyaanga711/
Anyanngo711/
Anyangoo711/
Anyangoh711/
Anyayngo711/
Ounyanga711/
Ounhanou711/
Oniangoi711/
Gonyaina711/
Aniano671,380/
Onyona671,003/
Anyana67360/
Oniana67181/
Hounhanou67138/
Agnano6789/
Ognana6729/
Unyana6724/
Uniano675/
Onjana672/
Anjano672/
Honyotnot671/
Hougnanou671/
Haunyango671/
Oniono671/
Oungnanho671/
Oungnanou671/
Anyangnoh671/

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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 Onyano
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