Onyari Surname

248,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5891:29,0623,215
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Onyari (431) may also be a first name.

Onyari Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Onyari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 248,726th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,563,272 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyari live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 413,409th most numerous first name in the world, held by 431 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,589 people, or 1 in 29,062. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 59 percent live, Kisii County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Onyari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Onyari last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyara83129/
Anyari8381/
Onyori8349/
Onyare8338/
Onjari833/
Oniari832/
Ognari831/
Gonjari771,581/
Honyara7727/
Honhari7724/
Goniari778/
Ganyari776/
Gonyori776/
Ounhari774/
Gunyari772/
Ounyara771/
Oinjari771/
Annyari771/
Anyoari771/
Onheari771/
Ongeari771/
Onayori771/
Gonyare771/
Aniyariy71645/
Hongnari714/
Anyathri713/
Anjari671,977/
Anhari671,261/
Anyara67382/
Anyare6793/
Onyore6777/
Agnari6770/
Oniare6754/
Oniara6742/
Anyori6735/
Oniary6728/
Aniari6726/
Gonyohori6717/
Onjare6715/
Unjari6710/
Onjara675/
Onyorioha674/
Onyora673/
Unyara672/

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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 Onyari
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