Onyero Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Onyero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3851:460,11123,377
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Onyero (216) may also be a first name.

Onyero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyero is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyero? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 737,137th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyero reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 614,549th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 216 people.

The last name Onyero is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 460,111. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 24 percent reside, Delta, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Onyero is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyiero923/
Onyeruo922/
Onyerou921/
Gonyero921/
Onyera831,219/
Onyiro83440/
Ongero83345/
Anyero83331/
Onjero837/
Oneiro832/
Oniero831/
Onuero831/
Onearo831/
Ougnero77132/
Onajero77121/
Honyera7743/
Onyiroh7711/
Onyiera776/
Onayoro773/
Oneyera772/
Onoyoro771/
Goniero771/
Oniyera771/
Onyerra771/
Ganyero771/
Gonyiro771/
Onojero771/
Onoerho771/
Onge'ro771/
Gonyera771/
Oñero731/
Ounayoro71165/
Onojeruo71125/
Onyiroha7123/
Honayoro7119/
Oinheiro7112/
Ongeyera717/
Onoweruo715/
Honieiro711/
Oneayoro711/
Onojerho711/
Onowerho711/
Ongouero711/
Goniyaro711/
Ongera675,377/
Agnero675,303/
Angero671,049/
Anyera67649/
Aniero67492/
Aneiro67315/
Anyiro67288/
Anjero67152/
Unyera67112/
Onyira6798/
Onairo6775/
Anaero6760/
Onauro6735/
Oniera6713/
Oneara6710/
Onjiro678/
Onuera675/
Aneyro674/
Onjera673/
Oneura673/
Onhera672/
Anuero672/
Unjero671/
Onoiro671/
Onyiruoha671/
Oneira671/
Hounayoro671/
Onouro671/
Oneera671/

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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 Onyero
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