Onanwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Onanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Onanwa (3) may also be a first name.
Onanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onanwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onanwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Onanwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onanwa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onanwa is also the 7,463,778th most widely held first name on earth, held by 3 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Onanwa is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Onanwa is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounanwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ananwa | 83 | 95 | / |
| Unanwa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Onanba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Onanua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ononwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gananwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omhanwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onanuaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ananwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Henanwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oneynwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganganwa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gananway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahananwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onasinwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onganwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hananway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahnanwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Unanua | 67 | 436 | / |
| Anamwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Onamba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ananba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ananua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Anonwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ananwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ononwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ananva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ononwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ananwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unanba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ononwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ananwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anomwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enanva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounhounwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enanua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onamva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Onanwa
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