Onawuye Surname
4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Onawuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onawuyi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Onawui | 77 | 7 | / |
| Onaway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Anawoye | 71 | 124 | / |
| Onaboye | 71 | 69 | / |
| Onovaye | 71 | 61 | / |
| Onewaye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gonaway | 71 | 7 | / |
| Onabuie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Onawawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ounaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onaiwuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onowaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onovuye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anaweye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anawiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onawaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onobaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onabaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honaway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gonowuya | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hanaweye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gounaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annawaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onosuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anawoeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonnaway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gongaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Onawuye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis