Onyanyo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyanyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyanyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyanyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyanyo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyanyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Onyanyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Onyanyo live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Onyanyo is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Onyanyo is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 25 percent are found, Migori County, where 25 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyany9221/
Onyanyoyi881/
Anyanyo86315/
Onyanya8634/
Onyanyi8619/
Onyonyo8613/
Onyanjo862/
Onyangoi801/
Gonyanyy801/
Onyony77241/
Onyani7724/
Anyany7713/
Onyane7711/
Onyana776/
Gonyanaya751/
Onyangi71340/
Gonyane71156/
Anyanya71131/
Onyonyi71100/
Onyanja7198/
Honyane7143/
Gonyani7131/
Anyanjo7129/
Onyange7111/
Anyanyi717/
Onyanni714/
Anyanay712/
Unyanya712/
Onyagna711/
Anyagno711/
Honyana711/
Onyanna711/
Hanyanya67466/
Onyangai6788/
Aniyaniy6727/
Ganyanya6717/
Anyaanya679/
Anyangoi677/
Gonyanee674/
Honyhony674/
Onyanehi674/
Anyanoha673/
Honjanjo672/
Oniangoi671/
Anyanyah671/
Hanyanyi671/
Anyanaya671/

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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 Onyanyo
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