O'Nill Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Nill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

O'Nill 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
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

O'Nill Demographics

O'Nill Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 23 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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O'Nill Last Name Facts

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

O'Nill is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name O'Nill occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of O'Nill live; 86 percent live in Australasia and 86 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname O'Nill is most common in Australia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia O'Nill is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 50 percent live and Northern Territory, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Australia O'Nill is found in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent live.

O'Nill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Nill has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Nill surname contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Nill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the O'Nill last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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
O'Neill92121,191/
O'Niell92295/
Onill9121/
O'Nil916/
O'Neille8613/
O'Neil8325,898/
Oniell83331/
O'Niel83187/
O'Nell8350/
Ongill834/
Honill831/
Oenill831/
Gonill831/
Onil80624/
Onll801/
O'Neall77222/
O'Neell773/
O'Nelle771/
Ounnill771/
Oniel73690/
Onell73512/
Ongil73140/
Otnil7371/
Enill7353/
Anill7317/
Gonil7314/
Honil7312/
Osnil738/
Oinil734/
Ounil733/
Onyll732/
O'Nel732/
Onnil731/
Onëll731/
Oenil731/
O'Neal6713,743/
Gonell671,952/
Hounil67113/
O'Neel6794/
Omnell6775/
Ohnell6751/
Honell6739/
O'Nele6719/
Onl6716/
Oneell6715/
Ohniel678/
Onnell678/
Angill677/
Hanill676/
Osnell673/
Onniel673/
Aniell672/
Oiniel672/
Honiel671/
Eenill671/
Goniol671/
O'Cennell671/
Hosnil671/
Onelll670/
Otnell670/
Atnill670/
Annill670/
Oniehl670/
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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 O'Nill
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