Onyuru Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Önyürü (1) are calculated separately.

Onyuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyuru occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Önyürü. Click here for further possible spellings of Onyuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Onyuru are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Onyuru is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda Onyuru is primarily found in: Apac District, where 51 percent are found, Amuria District, where 24 percent are found and Arua District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongeyuru8614/
Ongoyuru861/
Anyuru83947/
Enyuru8356/
Onjuru8320/
Onhuru831/
Önyürü831/
Unyuru831/
Oniuru831/
Anyurui779/
Anyurau772/
Anyohuru711/
Anjuru67795/
Agnuru6740/
Onjoru678/
Hounhourou636/
Hounjourou635/
Anujuru62158/
Onișoru6240/
Anjurus6223/
Gunjuru626/
Angnuru624/
Ganjuru624/
Anjuuru623/
Anojuru621/
Anjurru621/
Anujuruh571/
Anhourau571/
Agnourou571/
Enjourou571/
Enjaurau571/
Hanjourou535/
Enijaurau531/
Amjuru50114/
Anjoru508/
Umjuru501/

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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 Onyuru
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