Onyoba Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Onyoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyoba has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyoba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyoba is the 3,485,539th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyoba are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Onyoba is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Onyoba is most prevalent in: Kaberamaido District, where 43 percent live, Nakasongola District, where 35 percent live and Amolatar District, where 4 percent live. Not including Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyoba8393/
Onioba8363/
Onyobi8346/
Onyaba836/
Onyobo833/
Onoiba832/
Onyova831/
Onyowa831/
Onyobe831/
Onybay831/
Ongoiba7725,354/
Ganyoba77544/
Onaybay77205/
Onyobot774/
Oonyobi772/
Gonyaba771/
Anyobat771/
Ongoyba771/
Onayobe771/
Onaybai771/
Oniba73126/
Oneba735/
Anyba732/
Onyva731/
Onybo731/
Ganyoaba7160/
Hongoiba7110/
Hounyaba711/
Oingoiba711/
Onyabo67210/
Oniaba67138/
Anyaba6783/
Ohnyva6780/
Anioba6767/
Anyova6766/
Agnoba6737/
Onieba6725/
Anyobo6719/
Anyobe6717/
Oniobo6713/
Aneyba6712/
Onyabe6712/
Ongeba677/
Onyowo676/
Onyawa675/
Anyobi675/
Onaiba675/
Onuiba674/
Goniba673/
Onujba673/
Anyowa673/
Gonyabhai673/
Anjoba672/
Ognova672/
Oniobi672/
Oniowa672/
Ongiba671/
Honyabhai671/
Onjobe671/
Oneiba671/
Osniba671/
Unyova671/
Onyabi671/
Honeba671/
Unioba671/
Onyboi671/
Onjobi671/
Onibea671/

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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
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  • 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 Onyoba
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