Onyatta Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyatta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyatta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyatta is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Onyatta.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyatta? popularity and diffusion

Onyatta is the 5,213,395th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Onyatta occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyatta reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Onyatta is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most common in: Siaya County, where 69 percent live, Kisumu County, where 8 percent live and Migori County, where 8 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyata9218/
Onyaata8634/
Unyatta8613/
Oneata77449/
Anyata7799/
Onyate7711/
Onyati777/
Onyota776/
Onyato771/
Oniata771/
Ganyata71246/
Honhata71124/
Hanyata7159/
Onhatte718/
Agnatta712/
Eunyata712/
Gunyata712/
Gonyaty711/
Onyaste711/
Amnyata711/
Gonyatou6712/
Honyathi672/
Agnattaa671/
Ganyatha671/
Gonyathe671/
Oñata671/
Hougnata671/

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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 Onyatta
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