Onyuka Surname
Approximately 842 people bear this surname
Onyuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 685 | 1:67,416 | 6,458 |
| Uganda | 93 | 1:419,777 | 25,768 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Onyuka (72) may also be a first name.
Onyuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onyuka is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Onyuka.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 413,768th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyuka reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onyuka is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 72 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 685 people, or 1 in 67,416. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 28 percent live, Kisumu County, where 24 percent live and Migori County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyukai | 92 | 21 | / |
| Anyuka | 83 | 42 | / |
| Onyuki | 83 | 8 | / |
| Onyuke | 83 | 6 | / |
| Onyuko | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hanyuka | 77 | 174 | / |
| Onjukka | 77 | 68 | / |
| Gunyuka | 77 | 7 | / |
| Anyukai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyukha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohgnuka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onayoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyushko | 71 | 18 | / |
| Haanyuka | 71 | 13 | / |
| Onyutker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyuko | 67 | 43 | / |
| Anjuka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyuki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyuthker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oniuko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onjuki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aniuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onjoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hannyukha | 67 | 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 Onyuka
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