Oneil Surname

17,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Oneil Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Niall (champion or military hero).

Oneil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,7501:12,1831,506
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Canada5901:62,4507,302
England3561:156,51114,782
Australia3381:79,8699,295
Thailand1321:535,13992,379
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Northern Ireland851:21,7062,552
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Wales431:71,9666,223
Honduras381:232,0122,406
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Puerto Rico261:136,5441,832
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Israel171:503,39037,521
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Panama131:300,9437,078
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
India91:85,229,487684,495
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Norway71:734,61250,907
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Barbados21:143,7241,981
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Oneil (4,765) may also be a first name.

Oneil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Niall (champion or military hero).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Oneil Last Name Facts

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

Oneil (Marathi: ओनील, Russian: Онеил) is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oneil.

How Common Is The Last Name Oneil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oneil is the 17,041st most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 223,798 people. The surname Oneil occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Oneil live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 99,123rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 4,765 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 29,750 people, or 1 in 12,183. In The United States Oneil is most common in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Oneil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oneil surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% registered with the party.

The amount Oneil earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $21,613,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $52,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oneill9159,329/
O'Neil9125,898/
Oneile91144/
Ooneil9111/
Onneil919/
Oneial915/
Oineil915/
Oneiel911/
Oneiil911/
Oneild911/
Goneil911/
Otneil910/
Oneihl910/
Ohneil910/
O'Neill83121,191/
Onneile83762/
O'Neile83144/
Othneil8315/
Ooneill8313/
Oneille837/
Oneiall834/
Oeneill833/
O'Nneil831/
Oneiell831/
Oneillt831/
Onneill831/
Oineill831/
Ounesil831/
Ohneill831/
O'Neial830/
O'Neild830/
OߣNeill830/
Oneal8049,323/
Onele809,420/
Onile801,254/
Oniel80690/
Ongel80442/
Oneel80311/
Ongil80140/
Onael8060/
Onail8039/
Aneil8010/
Onyel807/
Onoel802/
Oneul801/
Oneyl801/
Onuel801/
Onhel801/
Uneil800/
Onoil800/
O'Neille7713/
O'Neilll777/
O'Nneill775/
Honeisel773/
O'Neiill771/
O'Neiall770/
Homneill770/
Oneall73395/
Oniell73331/
Oneale73322/
O'Neel7394/
Onicel7388/
Onieal7365/
Goniel7327/
Oneell7315/
Gongel7312/
Ognele7312/
Ongail7310/
O'Nail737/
Ongell737/
Oniyal736/
Gonail736/
Onajil736/
Gonhil735/
Omnile735/
Onnele735/
Ongill734/
Onisil734/
Ooneal733/
Anetil733/
Gongil733/
Otneal733/
Onniel733/
Onelle733/
Oynele733/
Gonyel732/
Gonhel732/
Onneal732/
Agneil732/
Oiniel732/
Honele732/
Onijol731/
Onille731/
Onouel731/
Goneal731/
Gonuel731/
Omnail731/
Oonele731/
Onatel731/
Aneile731/
Onetel731/
Oniyel731/
O'Noil731/
Goneel731/
Anheil731/
Anesil731/
Atneil731/
Onijal731/
Ohnele731/
Haneil731/
Oeneal730/
Onaill730/
Ongeal730/
Aneill730/
Oneele730/
Heneil730/
Oniehl730/
Onneel730/
Onal671,690/
Onle67545/
Hongell67312/
Goniyal67153/
Oniyele67111/
Honytel6789/
Onayele6764/
Honatel6760/
Oumnail6755/
Onohiol6742/
Athneil6710/
Onoyele6710/
Anechil675/
O'Neell673/
Agneill672/
Oinicil672/
Honnilh672/
Hounile672/
Onatell671/
Onnoell671/
Gongell671/
Honelle671/
Gonhilh671/
Onoyile671/
Onyyele671/
Onichel671/
Hognile671/
Honille671/
Onowele671/
Onachel671/
O'Noill671/
Gounail671/
O'Nelle671/
Honeychild671/
Ohgnele671/
Ojhniel671/
Ongnele671/
Euneile671/
Aneiele671/
Honniel671/
O'Naill670/
O'Noile670/
O'Naile670/
Gongael670/
Honneel670/
Hunneil670/
Oinniel670/
Onealle670/

Oneil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oneil in the Marathi language
ओनीलonila66.67
ओनेलonela16.67
ओनेईलone'ila16.67
Oneil in the Russian language
Онеилoneil-

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Oneil Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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