Onawui Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Onawui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onawui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Onawui Last Name Facts

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

Onawui has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onawui? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Onawui are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Onawui is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Onawui is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Onawui exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onawuyi9210/
Onawu91292/
Onawi911/
Onaiwu833,733/
Onaiwi83136/
Onavui8364/
Onabui8338/
Onaewu839/
Onawai833/
Ongawi833/
Onaiui831/
Onauui831/
Onauvi831/
Onauwi831/
Gonawu831/
Onahwu831/
Anawui831/
Onawuye7722/
Onabuie776/
Onabuji773/
Onnaiwu772/
Onaijwu771/
Onaiwuj771/
Anawi731,555/
Onowu73800/
Onawa73495/
Onabu73269/
Unawu73131/
Onawe7383/
Enawi7356/
Onewu7332/
Onavi7327/
Anawu7321/
Onabi7321/
Unawi7319/
Enawu734/
Hanawi673,391/
Henawi67552/
Onaivi67335/
Onaibe67294/
Ounabi67171/
Anabui67143/
Enahwi67120/
Onaiwe67111/
Anawai6770/
Onuobi6746/
Anawie6742/
Agnawi6730/
Annawi6729/
Ahnawi6725/
Oneiwu6720/
Oneabi6720/
Onobai6718/
Honabi6717/
Anahwi6715/
Honawa6714/
Onevai6713/
Onoiwu6712/
Onowuh679/
Onavie678/
Onuiwe678/
Honowu677/
Gonavi677/
Anaywu677/
Ganawu675/
Onabiy674/
Anauwu673/
Onojwu673/
Onuiwu673/
Onoswu673/
Onewei673/
Onahue672/
Onowei672/
Anaiwu672/
Onouwu672/
Onabyi672/
Ungawu672/
Onaiwa672/
Enahui671/
Unawai671/
Onauwa671/
Onuiue671/
Onawha671/
Onaibu671/
Onowie671/
Onaibi671/
Onabou671/
Onuowu671/
Oneabu671/
Onavai671/
Unawei671/
Ungawi671/
Ennawi671/
Amnawi671/
Anauwi671/
Anaweu671/
Enawii671/
Ohnowu671/
Onoubi671/
Onowai671/
Onowou671/
Onohwu671/
Onaiwy671/
Annawu671/
Anaewu671/
Unaiwu671/
Onayvu671/
Onaway670/

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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 Onawui
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