Onyaru Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onyaru (36) may also be a first name.

Onyaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyaru is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Onyaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Onyaru is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyaru live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Onyaru is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya Onyaru is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 97 percent live, Mombasa County, where 2 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyaru8319/
Onyoru835/
Anyaaru773/
Oniargu772/
Aunyaru771/
Anyoru6735/
Anjaru6723/
Aniaru6715/
Onjoru678/
Anharu676/
Honnajjaru633/
Angearu6250/
Onișoru6240/
Ganjaru6237/
Aniharu6212/
Aniarou623/
Anyorui621/
Agnarou621/
Hunjaru621/
Ognooru621/
Hanjarou577/
Hunjarus571/
Agnarous571/
Hanjarau571/
Oumjarou571/
Ahanharou531/
Anjoru508/
Hounhourou506/
Hounjourou505/

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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 Onyaru
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