Onyiko Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyiko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyiko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1291:302,63020,937
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Onyiko Last Name Facts

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

Onyiko occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Onyiko.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyiko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyiko are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 302,630. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Arua District, where 57 percent are found, Masindi District, where 12 percent are found and Zombo District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Onyiko occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 44 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Onyiko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyioko925/
Anyiko83874/
Onjiko83484/
Onyeko83199/
Onyika83180/
Oniesko7766/
Anyieko7722/
Gonyeko7718/
Honyeko776/
Anyioko776/
Onyekos775/
Onjiško772/
Oniyoko772/
Anyikoy771/
Onyekho771/
Onyieka771/
Onyekoha713/
Hanyisko711/
Onieszko711/
Hounyika711/
Onyoyoko711/
Onyeka6740,602/
Anyeko674,558/
Anyika672,914/
Unyika67178/
Anjiko67147/
Ongeko6710/
Anieko674/
Onyica672/
Anyico672/
Oniyka672/
Unieko671/
Onjeko671/
Aniiko671/
Onieka670/

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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 Onyiko
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