Onyuma Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onyuma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3671:125,83110,435
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyuma (71) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Onyuma Demographics

Onyuma Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Onyuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyuma is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 692,305th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyuma live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 125,831. In Kenya Onyuma is most frequent in: Busia County, where 64 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Onyuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyuma8336/
Onjuma832/
Ganyuma77251/
Hanyuma7775/
Onoyoma7773/
Onoyume7729/
Honyumi7722/
Onayoma7717/
Anyumea771/
Anyoumea711/
Ounjouma711/
Anjuma67462/
Anyume6772/
Onjoma6714/
Anhuma672/
Aniuma672/
Onjumi671/
Anyumo671/
Onyuthmer671/
Oneoma671/
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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 Onyuma
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