Onyas Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda761:513,67529,105
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Onyas (1,203) may also be a first name.

Onyas Last Name Facts

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

Onyas is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyas is the 1,497,948th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. Onyas is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Onyas reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,372nd most common given name worldwide, held by 1,203 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 513,675. In Uganda Onyas is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 59 percent reside, Kumi District, where 12 percent reside and Bukedea District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 42 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyase911/
Onias80688/
Onhas80151/
Onyaz8054/
Unyas8029/
Anyas8020/
Onyos804/
Oneas803/
Onías801/
Anyass73348/
Gonias73109/
Ognase7385/
Onhaus7345/
Annyas7342/
Honjas7331/
Oinhas7329/
Honhas7326/
Onnias7325/
Honeas7318/
Hunyas7317/
Ganyas7313/
Onhias735/
Gonjas734/
Omnias733/
Hognas733/
Onijas731/
Unyase731/
Hanyas731/
Ongias731/
Honias731/
Oñas671,336/
Ohnhaus6785/
Onhausz6764/
Gounias6733/
Osnyach6724/
Hoinhas677/
Goynias675/
Anyatse674/
Hunyase671/
Hougnas670/
Honyost670/

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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 Onyas
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