Omoniyi Surname

13,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omoniyi Surname User-submission:

The surname Omoniyi means 'your child is your dignity'. It comes from the Yoruba words omo, meaning 'child', ni, meaning 'is', and iyi, meaning 'dignity'.

Omoniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria42,1431:4,203564
England2241:248,74120,175
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada401:921,14070,350
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Omoniyi (19,348) may also be a first name.

Omoniyi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Omoniyi means 'your child is your dignity'. It comes from the Yoruba words omo, meaning 'child', ni, meaning 'is', and iyi, meaning 'dignity'.

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Omoniyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omoniyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omoniyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omoniyi is the 13,153rd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 171,001 people. The last name Omoniyi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omoniyi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 38,787th most widespread given name in the world, held by 19,348 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42,143 people, or 1 in 4,203. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 21 percent are found, Ekiti, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Omoniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Omoniyi last name is chiefly Christian (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Omoniyi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Omoniyi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.28% less than the national average, earning $36,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning $32,888 CAD per year.

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