Onyona Surname
Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname
Onyona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 521 | 1:88,637 | 8,014 |
| Uganda | 388 | 1:100,617 | 10,104 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onyona (23) may also be a first name.
Onyona Demographics
Onyona Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onyona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyona occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyona? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 360,858th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyona are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onyona is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 521 people, or 1 in 88,637. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Migori County, where 29 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 19 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 39 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Onyona Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Onyona
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