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
The last name Onitan (Oriya: ଓନିତାନ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onitan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onitan is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly 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. Onitan is also the 1,430,306th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name Onitan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Onitan is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 65 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Kogi, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
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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