Onyis Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyis (7) may also be a first name.

Onyis Last Name Facts

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

Onyis is most common in Indonesia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyis is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Onyis is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Onyis are found; 25 percent are found in East Africa and 25 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Onyis is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 7 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. Excluding Indonesia Onyis occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyish9126/
Onyise9117/
Honyis919/
Onyishe831/
Onyes8065/
Anyis808/
Onies804/
Onhis801/
Ongies7313/
Honies7312/
Gunyis738/
Ognois736/
Gonyes733/
Onyice733/
Gonies731/
Uonies731/
Anyish731/
Oniese731/
Onyesh731/
Honyisová7110/
Honnies6720/
Hannyis679/
Onihise673/
Oñis672/
Hanyise671/
Gonnies671/

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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 Onyis
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