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
Onyuka is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyuka? popularity and diffusion
Onyuka is the 413,768th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyuka reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 72 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 685 people, or 1 in 67,416. In Kenya Onyuka is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 28 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 24 percent are found and Migori County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis