Onitan Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Onitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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
Onitan (Oriya: ଓନିତାନ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onitan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Onitan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Onitan live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onitan is also the 1,430,306th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Onitan is most common in: Ogun, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Kogi, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onietan | 92 | 130 | / |
| Onithan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oenitan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hongitan | 86 | 21 | / |
| Onitasin | 86 | 7 | / |
| Onnithan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oonittan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Enitan | 83 | 2,670 | / |
| Onutan | 83 | 396 | / |
| Anitan | 83 | 232 | / |
| Unitan | 83 | 88 | / |
| Oniton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oonnittan | 80 | 38 | / |
| Oonnithan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ounnittan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oniththan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unnitan | 77 | 182 | / |
| Enietan | 77 | 123 | / |
| Hanitan | 77 | 115 | / |
| Anaitan | 77 | 111 | / |
| Anietan | 77 | 48 | / |
| Anitgan | 77 | 29 | / |
| Unithan | 77 | 25 | / |
| Anitang | 77 | 14 | / |
| Anithan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Enittan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Anistan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ganitan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Unittan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aniotan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyotan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anitaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anittan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honiton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Annitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angitan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anitasn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oneitam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enitain | 77 | 0 | / |
| Unnithan | 71 | 5,442 | / |
| Anaitaan | 71 | 110 | / |
| Unnittan | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gonnetan | 71 | 19 | / |
| Honetane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Honiston | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hannitan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Anistang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hanistan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Annistan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Annitane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anaithan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganitgan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anaitang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anistean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Henithan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Aniton | 67 | 101 | / |
| Anutan | 67 | 29 | / |
| Enutan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eniton | 67 | 16 | / |
| Anitam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Önütan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oneton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unnisthan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Agnaitane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahanaitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unitam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unnitthan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unnittain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unnithank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anhtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honniston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Onuton | 67 | 0 | / |
Onitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onitan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓନିତାନ | onitana | - |
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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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- 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 Onitan
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