Onyimbo Surname

248,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5291:30,2033,321
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Onyimbo (304) may also be a first name.

Onyimbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyimbo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyimbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 248,603rd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,560,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyimbo reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 504,994th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 304 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,529 people, or 1 in 30,203. In Kenya Onyimbo is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 21 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Onyimbo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyembo86356/
Onyimba86301/
Onyinbo863/
Hanyimbo80384/
Onyinmba802/
Onyimbah801/
Onyiemwo801/
Haanyimbo755/
Anyimba71159/
Onyemba71149/
Oniemba7129/
Ongembo7127/
Anyembo7127/
Onyinba713/
Anjimbo711/
Hunyinbo67106/
Hanyimba6716/
Ganjimbo671/
Onyionwa671/

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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 Onyimbo
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