Onigi Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda551:709,80535,417
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onigi (43) may also be a first name.

Onigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onigi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onigi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onigi is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onigi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 43 people.

The last name Onigi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda it is most common in: Amuria District, where 25 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 24 percent reside and Soroti District, where 24 percent reside. Not including Uganda Onigi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onighi9164/
Ongigi913/
Gonigi911/
Ognigui831/
Ounighi831/
Oniga803,907/
Onegi801,275/
Anigi80321/
Onizi80242/
Onici80174/
Enigi80137/
Onisi8051/
Onige8020/
Oniji804/
Unigi801/
Ongnigui771/
Ganigi73495/
Onisei73284/
Onisie73179/
Ongige73150/
Hanigi73131/
Onichi73104/
Honisi7347/
Oniesi7341/
Atnigi7338/
Onaiga7318/
Anigit7317/
Enigie7317/
Onaisi7316/
Onigha7313/
Ounisi7311/
Gonige7310/
Onuiga739/
Oneisi738/
Onaizi737/
Hunigi734/
Onighe734/
Annigi734/
Anidgi733/
Oniger733/
Onigaa733/
Onigeh733/
Onegie733/
Gunigi732/
Onuiji732/
Ounici732/
Angigi732/
Oneegi732/
Onisai732/
Aniogi732/
Osnegi731/
Onoisi731/
Onoiga731/
Omniji731/
Anighi731/
Anigie731/
Ounizi731/
Onnici731/
Oneizi731/
Oiniga731/
Onhisi731/
Honige730/
Gonizzi67242/
Honiges67106/
Aniguid6739/
Onisich6719/
Onitchi6715/
Gonichi6714/
Hoenige679/
Oñgi678/
D'Onisi675/
Honichi675/
Honiger675/
Hangigi672/
Enighie671/
Onichie671/
Gaanigi671/
Anoingi671/
Ganigai671/
Ounnisi671/
Gonighe671/
Oniseis671/
Gonaige671/
Gonizie671/
Onuichi671/
Onichis671/
Hanoigi671/
Hanigis671/
Onidges670/

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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 Onigi
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