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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Onyano is predominantly found 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 first name globally It is held by 7 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Onyano exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

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
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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 Onyano
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