Onyuro Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyuro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyuro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4511:102,3948,916
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyuro (140) may also be a first name.

Onyuro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyuro occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyuro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 659,458th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyuro reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onyuro is also the 781,395th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 140 people.

The last name Onyuro is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 102,394. In Kenya Onyuro is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 78 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Siaya County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Onyuro Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anyuro83148/
Onyura8362/
Onjuro8360/
Onayoro773/
Onoyoro771/
Onyurah771/
Ounayoro71165/
Honayoro7119/
Onjoro67265/
Anyura6745/
Onjura677/
Unyura676/
Anjuro672/
Hounayoro671/
Uniuro671/

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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 Onyuro
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