Oniru Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oniru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Oniru (118) may also be a first name.

Oniru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oniru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Oniru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oniru reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oniru is also the 859,937th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 118 people.

The surname Oniru is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Oniru is mostly found in: Lagos, where 72 percent reside, Ogun, where 9 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongiru913/
Onieru911/
Onairu911/
Onuiru911/
Eniru80207/
Onuru8071/
Aniru8057/
Oneru8021/
Uniru802/
Ougnirou771/
Ganiru73132/
Haniru7337/
Anirud7327/
Anirut7324/
Angiru7324/
Goneru739/
Onerup738/
Anniru738/
Onnuru737/
Onyoru735/
Ongeru733/
Ogneru732/
Eneiru731/
Atniru731/
Onerus731/
Onetru731/
Anirou731/
Honuru731/
Onhuru731/
Anuiru731/
Unairu731/
Asniru731/
Unniru731/
Aaniru731/
Oonuru731/
Anairu731/
Anirudh67465/
Anitrut67231/
Hanirou67193/
Honnuru6753/
Honerud6736/
Gouneru6711/
Onnerud678/
Ganirou676/
Aniroud674/
Onnuuru673/
Ganniru672/
Aanniru671/
Amnirou671/
Hanniru671/
Gonerau670/

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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 Oniru
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