Onaji Surname
Approximately 3,466 people bear this surname
Onaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,453 | 1:51,301 | 3,931 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onaji (303) may also be a first name.
Onaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onaji (Hindi: ओनाजी, Marathi: ओनाजी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onaji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 130,525th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,102,581 people. The last name Onaji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onaji live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onaji is also the 505,965th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 303 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,453 people, or 1 in 51,301. In Nigeria Onaji is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 42 percent are found, Kogi, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onaji in the Hindi language | ||
| ओनाजी | onaji | - |
| Onaji in the Marathi language | ||
| ओनाजी | onaji | - |
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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 Onaji
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