Onilu Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2741:646,50630,379
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017

Onilu (17) may also be a first name.

Onilu Last Name Facts

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

Onilu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 940,398th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name Onilu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onilu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onilu is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 646,506. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 39 percent live, Ogun, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onoilu9111/
Onilou918/
Oniolu915/
Onailu911/
Ongilu911/
Gonilou8321/
Onylu8016/
Anilu8010/
Enilu804/
Unilu804/
Onelu804/
Goneilou771/
Onailius771/
Anilus732,069/
Onyolu73647/
Onğulu73537/
Onuelu73163/
Anilou7322/
Gonelu7319/
Hanilu7319/
Aniolu7318/
Onelus7315/
Angilu737/
Ganilu734/
Anileu732/
Anilau732/
Anailu732/
Aniluz732/
Unilut731/
Onului731/
Onuluy731/
Ongelu731/
Annilus67474/
Ganilau67382/
Angilau67123/
Onissillou6727/
Onelius6725/
Gonelhu6711/
Ungailu678/
Ganilyu674/
Gonelou673/
Honelus672/
Ennilou671/
Onessillou671/
Agnilou671/
Hungilu671/
Ganiolu671/
Angilui671/
Ungillu671/
Anniolu671/
Anislou671/
Aniliau671/
Onțeluș671/
Anailou671/
Anailuj671/
Gungilu671/
Hanilou671/
Oinelus671/

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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 Onilu
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