Oniawu Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oniawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oniawu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oniawu (16) may also be a first name.

Oniawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oniawu is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniawu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oniawu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oniawu is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Oniawu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 98 percent live, Niger, where 1 percent live and Ondo, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyawu836/
Aniawu833/
Oniabu831/
Onyeiwu77556/
Anyiawu7725/
Anijawu774/
Enyiawu771/
Anyawu6719,782/
Enyawu6718/
Onyabu6710/
Aniavu678/
Anjawu672/
Onyowu671/
Aniowu671/
Hounyawou671/
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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 Oniawu
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