Onayi Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Onayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Congo51:997,81917,129
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Onayi (549) may also be a first name.

Onayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onayi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Onayi are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onayi is also the 359,531st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 549 people.

The last name Onayi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Onayi is most numerous in: Kogi, where 50 percent are found, Benue, where 38 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and The Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongayi91260/
Honayi9152/
Gonayi9142/
Ognayi9114/
Onnayi918/
Omnayi912/
Onay8919,010/
Onai893,778/
Honnayi839/
Hounayi831/
Gongayi831/
Onga'yi831/
Onyia8052,551/
Onaji803,466/
Ongay801,469/
Gonai80636/
Gonay80457/
Ongai80400/
Anayi80393/
Onaya80345/
Onayu80194/
Oinay80170/
Onayo80167/
Onyie80143/
Honay8087/
Honai8086/
Onaih8068/
Oneyi8053/
Onaie8043/
Onuyi8042/
Onnai8039/
Onaye8037/
Onais8035/
Oniyi8031/
Onaid8021/
Onaia8014/
Ognay8014/
Osnay8011/
Onoyi809/
Onyji809/
Onaiz807/
Onaay805/
Onyio805/
Oinai803/
Oynai802/
Onaio802/
Ounai802/
Onaiu801/
Onaii801/
Onaip801/
Ounay801/
Oynay801/
Otnay800/
Hounnayi771/
Goungayi771/
Osnaya736,392/
Ongaya732,792/
Ongayo732,605/
Osnayo731,046/
Ongaji73758/
Honnay73640/
Onyiah73451/
Ongeyi73178/
Oumnay73136/
Onayah73135/
Gongay73134/
Gonnay73128/
Ongaye7390/
Hounai7378/
Angayi7373/
Goonai7363/
Goinay7361/
Gongai7353/
Hanayi7351/
Ognaya7346/
Gonaji7331/
Ganayi7325/
Onnaji7322/
Gounai7321/
Anayit7320/
Gonaii7320/
Onaiho7318/
Ounais7317/
Ogneyi7317/
Gonnai7317/
Goinai7310/
Gounay739/
Onahia739/
Hosnay739/
Ongoyi737/
Honaji735/
Honaya735/
Oyniyi735/
Onyiat735/
Onaiah734/
Amnayi734/
Onyieh734/
Onuiyi734/
Omnaye734/
Ongayu734/
Honaie734/
Gonaia734/
Honoyi734/
Omnaya734/
Onaish733/
Annayi733/
Gonyie733/
Onioyi733/
Onagie732/
Hounay732/
Gonaya732/
Oonaji732/
Anaayi732/
Onyoji732/
Gonaye732/
Honeyi732/
Onaiad732/
Homnay731/
Oinaya731/
Omnaji731/
Honaiy731/
Honaye731/
Goonay731/
Goneyi731/
Onehyi731/
Gonayo731/
Onajih731/
Oneiyi731/
Omnyie731/
Hoynay731/
Onyoyi731/
Omnait731/
Onahay731/
Onayou731/
Ounaji731/
Ounaya731/
Oungai731/
Gonoyi731/
Goynay731/
Anhayi731/
Othnay731/
Onahgi731/
Oinayt731/
Onaiuu731/
Onajie731/
Ounayo731/
Oynyia731/
Oungay731/
Othnai731/
Oongai731/
Onaied731/
Onauio731/
Ognoyi731/
Gonyia730/
Honaid730/
Onye679,172/
Anai678,219/
Onea675,608/
Oney675,259/
Anay674,208/
Onoi67811/
Hongayo67690/
Gangayi67670/
Onie67529/
Onaa67336/
Gounaya67273/
Onei67229/
Onoy67220/
Onau67187/
Onoa67142/
Onae67115/
Onui67110/
Ohunayo6771/
Ounaies6741/
Hounaye6731/
Hangayi6715/
Hounaya6714/
Gongaie6714/
Gonayee6713/
Gongoyi6713/
Honayot6712/
Gounaye6711/
Ahanayi6711/
Honayat678/
Honnaya675/
Gannayi674/
Oneyije674/
Onyiehe674/
Onga'yo674/
Omnoiyi673/
Onaiaya673/
Gonnaya673/
Hosnaya673/
Honnaji672/
On'gayo672/
Onayaya672/
Onuy672/
Hamnayi671/
Gonahai671/
Omnaihu671/
Omnaihe671/
Ongnaji671/
Onojaia671/
Honaiss671/
Hougnai671/
Hounhai671/
Hounnai671/
Honahai671/
Homnaye671/
Ongaaya671/
Oungoyi671/
Gounaia671/
Goungay671/
Gongaya671/
Goonaya671/
Goineyi671/
Anayiss671/
Ounaiss671/
Ounayes671/
Ongajio671/
On'goyi671/
Oungaya671/
Oonaiad671/
Honoyio671/
Hongnai671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onayi
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