Oniah Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Oniah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 288 | 1:615,079 | 29,261 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oniah (348) may also be a first name.
Oniah Demographics
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Oniah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oniah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oniah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oniah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oniah is the 773,729th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Oniah live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 467,354th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 348 people.
The surname Oniah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 615,079. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 59 percent are found, Enugu, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Oniah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Oniah are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
Oniah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.
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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 Oniah
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