Onitola Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onitola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onitola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onitola (11) may also be a first name.

Onitola Last Name Facts

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

Onitola has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onitola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Onitola occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onitola live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Onitola is primarily found in: Kwara, where 43 percent live, Ekiti, where 19 percent live and Ogun, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ognitola932/
Onaitola931/
Onitolo86413/
Onutola863/
Enitola862/
Anitola861/
Onitollo802/
Onitoolo802/
Oneitolo802/
Ongetola801/
Oynetola801/
Anetola717/
Anitole716/
Enitala715/
Onetela714/
Gongetolla713/
Anitula712/
Onetolo712/
Enetola711/
Anitalau6714/
Ganitala6713/
Anitalia6712/
Anitelea6710/
Anitulla675/
Enithala673/
Agnetola672/
Anitaela671/
Anyotola671/
Ganitolo671/
Honitalo671/

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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 Onitola
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