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
The surname Onaji (Hindi: ओनाजी, Marathi: ओनाजी) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onaji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 130,525th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,102,581 people. The last name 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 frequently held first name world-wide, held by 303 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,453 people, or 1 in 51,301. In Nigeria Onaji is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 42 percent reside, Kogi, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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