Onakoya Surname

83,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onakoya Surname User-submission:

The surname Onakoya comes from ò ná kò yá, meaning 'our way of life refuses suffering' or 'our path detest poverty'.

Onakoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,6171:31,5372,632
England1251:445,74429,621
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Onakoya (90) may also be a first name.

Onakoya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Onakoya comes from ò ná kò yá, meaning 'our way of life refuses suffering' or 'our path detest poverty'.

- aishaisapeony

Onakoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onakoya occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onakoya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,477th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,256,690 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onakoya are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 90 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,617 people, or 1 in 31,537. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 35 percent are found, Ogun, where 30 percent are found and Oyo, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Onakoya is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Onakoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

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

Onakoya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning $55,485 USD per year.

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