Onziru Surname

70,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onziru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onziru 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
Uganda6,9261:5,6371,008
Kenya651:710,46030,267

Onziru (13) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Onziru Demographics

Onziru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Onziru Last Name Facts

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

Onziru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onziru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,704th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,042,418 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onziru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The last name Onziru is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,926 people, or 1 in 5,637. In Uganda Onziru is most numerous in: Arua District, where 66 percent reside, Maracha District, where 18 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Onziru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Onziru surname 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
Onzziru921/
Onjiru83312/
Onzeru8331/
Unziru8320/
Anziru835/
Ongiru833/
Enziru832/
Honcieru7134/
Anzeru67656/
Onceru6730/
Angiru6724/
Unjiru678/
Enzeru677/
Ansiru676/
Anjiru674/
Ongeru673/
Onjeru673/
Unsiru671/
Hanzeirou671/
Hounjirou671/
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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 Onziru
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