Onisape Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onisape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onisape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onisape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onisape is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onisape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onisape? popularity and diffusion

Onisape is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Onisape occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onisape are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Onisape is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 58 percent reside, Osun, where 29 percent reside and Ekiti, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onisope867/
Onisepe861/
Anisap7717/
Anisepe713/
Anishap711/
Onisov6222/
Anisab626/
Ganisab579/
Aniesop577/
Ganesap571/
Hanesap571/
Honneshappa561/
Ganesapp5313/
Annissab536/
Anuesapi531/
Eneshepe531/
Aneeshap531/
Ganeshap531/
Ganeshapp501/

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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 Onisape
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