Onitan Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Onitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Onitan (49) may also be a first name.

Onitan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onitan (Oriya: ଓନିତାନ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onitan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Onitan is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Onitan are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 49 people.

The last name Onitan is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Kogi, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Onitan is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onietan92130/
Onithan921/
Oenitan921/
Hongitan8621/
Onitasin867/
Onnithan864/
Oonittan862/
Enitan832,670/
Onutan83396/
Anitan83232/
Unitan8388/
Oniton831/
Oonnittan8038/
Oonnithan803/
Ounnittan801/
Oniththan801/
Unnitan77182/
Enietan77123/
Hanitan77115/
Anaitan77111/
Anietan7748/
Anitgan7729/
Unithan7725/
Anitang7714/
Anithan778/
Enittan774/
Anistan774/
Ganitan774/
Unittan773/
Aniotan771/
Onyotan771/
Anitaan771/
Anittan771/
Honiton771/
Annitan771/
Angitan771/
Anitasn771/
Oneitam771/
Enitain770/
Unnithan715,442/
Anaitaan71110/
Unnittan7121/
Gonnetan7119/
Honetane719/
Honiston715/
Hannitan714/
Anistang714/
Hanistan713/
Annistan712/
Annitane711/
Anaithan711/
Ganitgan711/
Anaitang711/
Anistean711/
Henithan710/
Aniton67101/
Anutan6729/
Enutan6717/
Eniton6716/
Anitam677/
Önütan674/
Oneton672/
Unnisthan672/
Agnaitane671/
Ahanaitan671/
Unitam671/
Unnitthan671/
Unnittain671/
Unnithank671/
Anhtan671/
Anetan671/
Honniston670/
Onuton670/

Onitan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onitan in the Oriya language
ଓନିତାନonitana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onitan
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