Onawu Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Onawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Onawu (89) may also be a first name.
Onawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onawu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onawu? popularity and diffusion
Onawu is the 910,497th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. Onawu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onawu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most widespread first name on earth, held by 89 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 61 percent live, Edo, where 24 percent live and Benue, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onaiwu | 91 | 3,733 | / |
| Onaewu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Onawui | 91 | 7 | / |
| Onahwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gonawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onnaiwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onaiwuj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onaijwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onowu | 80 | 800 | / |
| Onabu | 80 | 269 | / |
| Unawu | 80 | 131 | / |
| Onewu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Anawu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Enawu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Onavui | 73 | 64 | / |
| Onabui | 73 | 38 | / |
| Oneiwu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Onoiwu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Onowuh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Anaywu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Honowu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ganawu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Anauwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onoswu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onuiwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onojwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onouwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ungawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anaiwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onayvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anaewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Annawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anawui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onohwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohnowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oneabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onuowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onabou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onaibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hanawut | 67 | 72 | / |
| Anahuwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anahawu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ganawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enawauh | 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 Onawu
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