Omoniyi Surname
Approximately 42,617 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42,143 | 1:4,203 | 564 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| United States | 113 | 1:3,207,601 | 184,423 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
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'.
- daisomOmoniyi Demographics
Average Omoniyi Salary in
United States
$36,555 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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Footnotes
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