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

The last name Onyenya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Onyenya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Onyenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyenya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 98 percent are found and Busia County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Onyenya exists 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 adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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
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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 Onyenya
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