Onawunmi Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onawunmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onawunmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onawunmi (15) may also be a first name.

Onawunmi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onawunmi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onawunmi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onawunmi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The last name Onawunmi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria Onawunmi is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Oyo, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Onawunmi is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Onawunmi
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