Onayo Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Onayo (36) may also be a first name.

Onayo Last Name Facts

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

Onayo occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Onayo live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria Onayo is most frequent in: Kogi, where 52 percent are found, Niger, where 9 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Onayo Last Name Statistics demography

Onayo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongayo912,605/
Osnayo911,046/
Gonayo911/
Onayou911/
Ounayo911/
Onay8919,010/
Hongayo83690/
Ohunayo8371/
Honayot8312/
Onga'yo834/
On'gayo832/
Anayo8011,712/
Ongay801,469/
Gonay80457/
Onaya80345/
Oniyo80315/
Enayo80314/
Onayu80194/
Oinay80170/
Honay8087/
Onayi8056/
Onaye8037/
Onoyo8029/
Oneyo8022/
Ognay8014/
Osnay8011/
Onaay805/
Onyio805/
Onuyo804/
Onajo802/
Onaio802/
Unayo801/
Ounay801/
Oynay801/
Otnay800/
Osnaya736,392/
Ongaya732,792/
Usnayo731,626/
Honnay73640/
Ganayo73450/
Ongayi73260/
Angayo73152/
Oumnay73136/
Onayah73135/
Gongay73134/
Gonnay73128/
Hanayo7390/
Ongaye7390/
Ongoyo7374/
Annayo7364/
Goinay7361/
Honayi7352/
Ognaya7346/
Gonayi7342/
Onyoha7342/
Ongiyo7337/
Onyoyo7336/
Ongeyo7332/
Ungayo7322/
Onaiho7318/
Ognayi7314/
Gounay739/
Onuyoh739/
Onyoya739/
Hosnay739/
Onnayi738/
Onoiyo737/
Honaya735/
Agnayo734/
Omnaye734/
Ongayu734/
Omnaya734/
Hunayo733/
Onajoh733/
Anayuo733/
Anaiyo733/
Hounay732/
Gonaya732/
Anahyo732/
Onyoji732/
Omnayi732/
Gonaye732/
Oñgayo732/
Homnay731/
Oinaya731/
Honaiy731/
Honaye731/
Gonoyo731/
Gonyoa731/
Goonay731/
Onajoe731/
Gonajo731/
Onaajo731/
Anhayo731/
Onyoje731/
Eunayo731/
Hoynay731/
Henayo731/
Onyoyi731/
Oneyou731/
Onahay731/
Ounaya731/
Ouneyo731/
Goniyo731/
Goneyo731/
Goynay731/
Gunayo731/
Enayuo731/
Anayos731/
Asnayo731/
Othnay731/
Oinayt731/
Anayoh731/
Oungay731/
Onauio731/
Ahnayo730/
Onoe6725,544/
Onye679,172/
Onea675,608/
Oney675,259/
Anay674,208/
Onai673,778/
Unay673,620/
Ünay672,517/
Onoi67811/
Enay67446/
Onou67384/
Onaa67336/
Gounaya67273/
Onoy67220/
Onau67187/
Hungayo67147/
Onoa67142/
Onae67115/
Hounaye6731/
Husnayo6722/
Hanahyo6719/
Hounaya6714/
Gonayee6713/
Önay6712/
Gounaye6711/
Honnayi679/
Onoj679/
Honeyuo679/
Honayat678/
Onuoyoh676/
Honnaya675/
Gonyoha674/
Onaiaya673/
Gonnaya673/
Anayová673/
Hosnaya673/
Houneyo672/
Onayaya672/
Hounoyo672/
Gangayo672/
Onuy672/
Anayoch671/
Hounayi671/
Homnaye671/
Hongoyo671/
Ongaaya671/
Goungay671/
Gongaya671/
Gongayi671/
Gongoyo671/
Goonaya671/
D'Onoyo671/
Annnayo671/
Ounayes671/
Ongajio671/
Onoyowa671/
Onyoyoh671/
Onga'yi671/
Oungaya671/
Honoyio671/
Hoenayi671/

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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 Onayo
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