Onaiwi Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onaiwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onaiwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Onaiwi (23) may also be a first name.

Onaiwi Last Name Facts

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

Onaiwi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onaiwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onaiwi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onaiwi is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 23 people.

The last name Onaiwi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria Onaiwi is primarily found in: Edo, where 87 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Onaiwi occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oniwei83162/
Onaiwe83111/
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Onaiwa832/
Onaiwy831/
Onauwi831/
Onaiui831/
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Onaibai7733/
Onyiowi774/
Ougniwi772/
Onaiwuj771/
Onaiuwa771/
Ongniwi771/
Anawi731,555/
Onawa73495/
Oniwe73237/
Oniwa73178/
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Onavi7327/
Onabi7321/
Unawi7319/
Onywi7310/
Onibi7310/
Aniwi732/
Onaiiwue711/
Onajibai711/
Hanawi673,391/
Henawi67552/
Onaibe67294/
Ounabi67171/
Enahwi67120/
Onavui6764/
Onivie6751/
Anawie6742/
Onabui6738/
Anihwi6736/
Anaiwe6735/
Agnawi6730/
Annawi6729/
Ahnawi6725/
Oneabi6720/
Honabi6717/
Anahwi6715/
Honawa6714/
Onevai6713/
Onivio6712/
Eniwei6710/
Onavie678/
Onuiwe678/
Ooniwa677/
Gonavi677/
Onawui677/
Aniwhi675/
Onabiy674/
Anaibi673/
Anoiwi673/
Onawai673/
Honiwa673/
Ganiwi673/
Onyewi672/
Honiwe672/
Onabyi672/
Aniwei672/
Anabii671/
Oniweh671/
Gonivi671/
Eniwie671/
Onauwa671/
Onawha671/
Onauui671/
Onauvi671/
Onavai671/
Angiwi671/
Onuibi671/
Ungawi671/
Enawii671/
Anauwi671/
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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 Onaiwi
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