Awoniyi Surname

32,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria15,8011:11,2111,170
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
England1261:442,20729,452
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Awoniyi (627) may also be a first name.

Awoniyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awoniyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoniyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,951st most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 452,081 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awoniyi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awoniyi is also the 332,667th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 627 people.

The surname Awoniyi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 15,801 people, or 1 in 11,211. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 17 percent reside, Oyo, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Awoniyi exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Awoniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Awoniyi surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

Awoniyi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $47,705 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awonniyi9315/
Awoiniyi935/
Awoyniyi933/
Awomniyi931/
Awooniyi931/
Owoniyi861,848/
Awuniyi8624/
Awoniji8612/
Awoniyo866/
Aboniyi864/
Aweniyi864/
Awaniyi862/
Awonyie861/
Ewoniyi861/
Owonniyi801/
Awonye7785/
Awonya7711/
Awonie773/
Awonji771/
Owaniyi71274/
Eweniyi71250/
Owonihi7135/
Awanyie7111/
Oboniyi717/
Aboniji712/
Abonyih712/
Awonije712/
Owuniyi712/
Abaniyi712/
Awuonye712/
Auwonye711/
Obuniyi711/
Aiwonye711/
Awonyhe711/
Awonyoi711/
Owonaiye6767/
Ouwaniyi673/
Obanniyi671/

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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
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  • 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 Awoniyi
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