Onyiru Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Onyiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 102 | 1:382,738 | 24,349 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Onyiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyiru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyiru? popularity and diffusion
Onyiru is the 1,795,579th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyiru reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 382,738. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 83 percent live, Kampala District, where 5 percent live and Maracha District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Onyiru exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongeyiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onjiru | 83 | 312 | / |
| Onyeru | 83 | 32 | / |
| Anyiru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Onieru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onijeru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onyerou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oniyoru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enyieru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyoeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aniiru | 67 | 59 | / |
| Unjiru | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anyeru | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anjiru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onjeru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ongeru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogneru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hounjirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eniiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hognerud | 57 | 52 | / |
| Hanjirou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Enojieru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anjeru | 50 | 666 | / |
| Angeru | 50 | 351 | / |
| Omjeru | 50 | 1 | / |
| Enjeru | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ungeru | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Onyiru
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