Onasanwo Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onasanwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onasanwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2391:741,18333,732
England231:2,422,52489,093
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ònásanwó (1) are calculated separately.

Onasanwo (10) may also be a first name.

Onasanwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onasanwo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Ònásanwó. Click here to see other potential spellings of Onasanwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Onasanwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 975,866th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Onasanwo live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

Onasanwo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 741,183. In Nigeria Onasanwo is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 47 percent live, Ogun, where 26 percent live and Oyo, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anasanwo8890/
Onajanwo884/
Ònásanwó881/
Onajonwo75107/
Anosanwo755/
Onosaunwa7120/
Onajohnwo711/
Anasambo6320/
Anasonwa6315/
Anachanvo591/
Onosamba50199/
Anasomba5031/
Anasamba506/
Anasombo501/
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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 Onasanwo
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