Onyaru Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Onyaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 last name Onyaru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyaru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyaru reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 36 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 97 percent live, Mombasa County, where 2 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyaru | 83 | 19 | / |
| Onyoru | 83 | 5 | / |
| Anyaaru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oniargu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aunyaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyoru | 67 | 35 | / |
| Anjaru | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aniaru | 67 | 15 | / |
| Onjoru | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anharu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Honnajjaru | 63 | 3 | / |
| Angearu | 62 | 50 | / |
| Onișoru | 62 | 40 | / |
| Ganjaru | 62 | 37 | / |
| Aniharu | 62 | 12 | / |
| Aniarou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Anyorui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Agnarou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hunjaru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ognooru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hanjarou | 57 | 7 | / |
| Hunjarus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Agnarous | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hanjarau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oumjarou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ahanharou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Anjoru | 50 | 8 | / |
| Hounhourou | 50 | 6 | / |
| Hounjourou | 50 | 5 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis