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

Onyimbo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyimbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyimbo is the 248,603rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,560,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyimbo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Onyimbo is also the 504,994th most common first name on earth, held by 304 people.

The last name Onyimbo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,529 people, or 1 in 30,203. In Kenya Onyimbo is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 21 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Onyimbo occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Onyimbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname 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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