Oonyu Surname
Approximately 3,546 people bear this surname
Oonyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,543 | 1:11,019 | 1,842 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oonyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oonyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oonyu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oonyu? popularity and diffusion
Oonyu is the 127,861st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,055,145 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oonyu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Oonyu is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,543 people, or 1 in 11,019. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kumi District, where 20 percent live, Pallisa District, where 17 percent live and Serere District, where 15 percent live. Besides Uganda Oonyu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oonhyu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oonyou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oonnyu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onyu | 89 | 121 | / |
| Onyut | 80 | 207 | / |
| Honyu | 80 | 82 | / |
| Onyua | 80 | 66 | / |
| Onyou | 80 | 32 | / |
| Onuyu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gonyu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ounyu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onyuh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oognu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onoyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oonju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonyou | 73 | 368 | / |
| Honeyu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Onyuth | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ongeyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onyutz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongoyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oonjau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oneyut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oneyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onoyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honjyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onyush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anyu | 67 | 758 | / |
| Oniu | 67 | 156 | / |
| Onău | 67 | 40 | / |
| Onju | 67 | 22 | / |
| Honyust | 67 | 13 | / |
| Onhu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Onyeuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ognu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oonyu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis