Onyaya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546

Onyaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyaya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Onyaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyaya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Onyaya is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 90 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 44 percent reside.

Onyaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Onyaa9186/
Onyay914/
Anyaya83227/
Onyayi8363/
Ognaya8346/
Onyayo8314/
Onyaye839/
Onyoya839/
Onyeya834/
Onyiya833/
Onya'a832/
Onyaja831/
Onyaai831/
Ounyaa831/
Gonyay831/
Osinnyaya8020/
Oniyayi7729/
Onyeaha7727/
Hanyaya7720/
Honjaya773/
Onyeaja773/
Onyaayi772/
Anjyaya771/
Anyuaya771/
Anyayah771/
Onyahia771/
Onyajau771/
Ganyaya771/
Ünyay73181/
Anyaa73148/
Onyua7366/
Onyae7330/
Unyaa7329/
Onjay7315/
Ognay7314/
Anyay7312/
Onyea735/
Oniay732/
Unyay731/
Oniaa731/
Onyey731/
Honitaya711/
Hanyaaya711/
Gonyea672,461/
Anyayo671,135/
Anjaya67673/
Anyaja67672/
Agnaya67186/
Anhaya67129/
Onjiya67127/
Unyayo6772/
Onyeye6772/
Anyaha6765/
Onyoha6742/
Unyayi6738/
Onyoyo6736/
Onyiye6732/
Aniaya6730/
Oniayo6726/
Onyaje6721/
Unjaya6720/
Onyajo6718/
Ongeya6718/
Hanyaa6717/
Onyeyi6717/
Onyiyi6716/
Ognayi6714/
Onyaji6711/
Onyiyo6711/
Onyeyo679/
Oniaye678/
Ounjay678/
Anyayi675/
Onyeja675/
Onjayi674/
Onyeha674/
Onjoya674/
Ugnaya674/
Anyoya674/
Honeay673/
Oniyia673/
Onhaja673/
Annyay673/
Anyeya673/
Onytea672/
Anyiya672/
Onyeah672/
Oonyea672/
Oniyye671/
Onyuia671/
Aanyaa671/
Unyeya671/
Onyoyi671/
Onyaiu671/
Oniiya671/
Oneayi671/
Oneoya671/
Onjayo671/
Onjeya671/
Onjyia671/
Anyaye671/
Onyyia671/
Oniaja671/
Unyaja671/
Onieya671/
Ganyay671/

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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 Onyaya
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