Onyara Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onyara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyara is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyara live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Onyara is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 570,122. In Kenya Onyara is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 89 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 11 percent reside. Barring Kenya Onyara occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 36 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honyara9227/
Gonyara927/
Onyarah922/
Ounyara921/
Onyari831,597/
Anyara83382/
Oniara8342/
Onyare8338/
Oneara8310/
Onjara835/
Onyora833/
Onyaro832/
Unyara832/
Gonyora771,516/
Onihara77900/
Ganyara77150/
Oniarah7784/
Anyarah7723/
Hunyara778/
Honiara778/
Onjarah775/
Hanyara773/
Onyorah772/
Anyoara772/
Onayora772/
Ongeara772/
Honjara771/
Honyora771/
Ongiara771/
Ouniara771/
O'Neara771/
Gonyare771/
Unyarha771/
Unyarat771/
Hosniara71901/
Anyahara71198/
Hongnara717/
Onjairat711/
Hougnara711/
Aunyarat711/
Annyarat711/
Ounjarat711/
Gounyaro711/
Honjaras711/
Hounjara711/
Gonyorah711/
Unyarach711/
Anjara6711,808/
Anyaro67103/
Anyare6793/
Anyari6781/
Onyore6777/
Anyora6766/
Anhara6759/
Oniare6754/
Onyori6749/
Oniary6728/
Onyoro6725/
Agnara6721/
Onjare6715/
Aniara679/
Uniara678/
Aneara677/
Oniaro675/
Unhara674/
Onjari673/
Oniora672/
Anyaharah672/
Oniari672/
Onjaro672/
Ounjairat672/
Hosneeara671/
Onearo671/
Ognari671/
Ognaro671/
Oñhara671/
Unyaro671/
Unjara671/

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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 Onyara
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