Onyenya Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Onyenya Last Name Facts

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

Onyenya is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Onyenya.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyenya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyenya live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Onyenya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 98 percent are found and Busia County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Onyenya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onnyenya931/
Anyenya8647/
Ongenya8646/
Oniynya865/
Onyenia861/
Hunyenya80100/
Hanyenya8017/
Onyianya802/
Hongenya801/
Onyengna801/
Anyenyat801/
Onyenehoa751/
Onyeneoha751/
Onyeneaho751/
Ongenyo71105/
Onaunya7134/
Anyenyo7110/
Anyinya718/
Onyinyo715/
Angenya712/
Onjenja711/
Onyinia711/
Onyenjo711/
Onyeneho67451/
Annyinya6719/
Onojenyo6711/
Anaynyaa671/
Hanyinya671/
Ongeanja671/
Onyeniho671/

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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 Onyenya
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