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 is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onayo is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Onayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Onayo reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 52 percent are found, Niger, where 9 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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
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  • 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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