Onanya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Onanya (39) may also be a first name.

Onanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onanya is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onanya are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Onanya is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 53 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 18 percent reside and Rivers, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Onanya occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onganya9252/
Onaunya9234/
Onasnya9213/
Gonanya921/
Onanaiya862/
Ananya834,021/
Ononya838/
Onanja835/
Unanya832/
Onagna831/
Onania831/
Anannya772,615/
Ongania77866/
Anonnya77541/
Onganyo77178/
Anganya77136/
Hananya7739/
Uneanya7732/
Ognagna7710/
Gananya7710/
Ananyah775/
Onanias774/
Onomnya774/
Aananya773/
Ongonya772/
Agnanya772/
Gunanya771/
Onganía771/
Atnanya771/
Aunanya771/
Annanya771/
Gononya771/
Onnonya771/
Ahnanya771/
Unganya771/
Ananyaa771/
Ananyat771/
Onaña732/
Gongonya71107/
Hanganya7128/
Ganganya7121/
Ahananya7116/
Hanaunya712/
An'ganya711/
Ganaanya711/
Ananaiya711/
Anaynyaa711/
Ananyath711/
On'ganyo711/
Honaunia711/
Anania6713,853/
Anonya67427/
Ananea6757/
Ananyo6726/
Ananía678/
Ananha676/
Anagna676/
Ononyo675/
Ananja673/
Hananaiya672/
Unagna671/
Onanho671/

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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 Onanya
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