O'Nil Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

O'Nil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Nil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

O'Nil (7) may also be a first name.

O'Nil Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Nil Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Nil is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Nil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. O'Nil is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of O'Nil are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 7 people.

O'Nil is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Delaware, where 50 percent live and Missouri, where 50 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

O'Nil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Nil has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Nil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Neil9125,898/
O'Niel91187/
O'Nill917/
Onil89624/
O'Neill83121,191/
O'Niell83295/
Oniel80690/
Ongil80140/
Otnil8071/
Onill8021/
Gonil8014/
Honil8012/
Osnil808/
Oinil804/
Ounil803/
O'Nel802/
Onnil801/
O'Neille7713/
Onl7516/
O'Neal7313,743/
Oniell73331/
Hounil73113/
O'Neel7394/
O'Nell7350/
O'Nele7319/
Ohniel738/
Ongill734/
Onniel733/
Oiniel732/
Honiel731/
Gonill731/
Hosnil731/
Goniol731/
Honill731/
Oniehl730/
Anil6727,413/
Onel671,874/
O'Neale67716/
Honl67401/
O'Neall67222/
Onilova6731/
Gonl678/
O'Neell673/
Osnl673/
Housnil673/
Honnilh672/
Onyl672/
Ounl672/
Ounnill671/
O'Nelle671/
Ojhniel671/
Ohnl671/
Onll671/
Onlp671/
Onlt671/
Omnl671/
Honniel671/
Oinniel670/

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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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  • 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 O'Nil
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