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 most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Oniru live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oniru is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 118 people.

Oniru is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 72 percent are found, Ogun, where 9 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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