Onyeit Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyeit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onyeit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyeit has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,231,034th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyeit reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 97 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Onyeit exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Onyeit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Onyeit surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyeit8312/
Onyayit773/
Anyeet674/
Honeyeutt674/
Anieit671/
Anaeit671/
Anayait628/
Anieite623/
Anyayit623/
Honyeed621/
Anayyet621/
Anyiait621/
Anyiayt621/
Hongeaid574/
Ganiyait572/
Annayait571/
Unehajit571/
Hanayait571/
Anieitte571/
Onaijite571/
Gonjaijit531/
Angeet5011/
Angeid509/
Anaeet508/
Anauit501/

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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 Onyeit
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