Onisan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Onisan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Onişan (1) are calculated separately.
Onisan (12) may also be a first name.
Onisan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onisan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onisan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Onişan. Click here for other potential spellings of Onisan.
How Common Is The Last Name Onisan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Onisan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Onisan are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 33 percent live, Ekiti, where 33 percent live and Ondo, where 33 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Onisan occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.
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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 Onisan
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