Oniovosa Surname

141,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oniovosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniovosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1371:56,4694,256
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Oniovosa (729) may also be a first name.

Oniovosa Last Name Facts

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

Oniovosa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniovosa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,194th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,308,377 people. The surname Oniovosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oniovosa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oniovosa is also the 305,398th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 729 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,137 people, or 1 in 56,469. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 65 percent live, Edo, where 10 percent live and Cross River, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Oniovosa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oniovosa last name is chiefly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oniovosia941/
Oniovosah941/
Onivosa9327/
Onoivosa882/
Eniovosa881/
Oniovose881/
Onivasa802/
Oniobasa751/
Anivasa67102/
Onibasa6727/
Aniowose636/
Aniavesa633/
Onhawosa632/
Ganivasa631/
Aniowoshe592/
Anibasa53102/
Aniobasi5071/
Aniaveza508/
Anibassa504/
Aniaboso501/

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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 Oniovosa
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