Onywere Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onywere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onywere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3471:133,08310,922
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Onywere (76) may also be a first name.

Onywere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onywere occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onywere? popularity and diffusion

It is the 790,102nd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onywere reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Onywere is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 76 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 133,083. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 42 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Onywere exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Onywere Last Name Statistics demography

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

Onywere earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onywerea931/
Onywera86351/
Oniwere862/
Onewere861/
Onyweri861/
Onuwere861/
Anyweire801/
Ohneswere7526/
Onuweri71177/
Onibere7145/
Anhwere7121/
Onuware715/
Oniwore712/
Onebere711/
Anyweri711/
Unewere711/
Onuibere6742/
Onayberi6715/
Onebaire6711/
Honeware679/
Oneabire673/
Onewhare671/
Onuuweri671/
Gunywire671/
Onoibere671/
Ohneware670/

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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 Onywere
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