Onyoru Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onyoru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyoru is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyoru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Onyoru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyoru reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Onyoru is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Onyoru is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyaru8366/
Anyoru8335/
Onjoru838/
Onișoru7740/
Anyorui771/
Ognooru771/
Oniru73206/
Oneru7321/
Anyaru6719/
Goneru679/
Anjoru678/
Onerup678/
Ongiru673/
Enjoru673/
Ongeru673/
Ogneru672/
Onerus671/
Onetru671/
Onieru671/
Onairu671/
Onuiru671/
Honeyrutt671/

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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 Onyoru
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