Oniwa Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Oniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oniwa (11) may also be a first name.

Oniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oniwa is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 39 percent of Oniwa reside; 38 percent reside in East Asia and 38 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Oniwa is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name in the world, held by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,880,063. In Japan Oniwa is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 71 percent reside, Shimane Prefecture, where 24 percent reside and Gifu Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Japan it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ooniwa917/
Honiwa913/
Oniowa912/
Onaiwa912/
Omniwa911/
Oniwau911/
Onoiwua831/
Ohniwas831/
Gouniwa831/
Onuwa806,022/
Aniwa801,042/
Oniwe80237/
Oniba80126/
Oniwo8047/
Oniva8024/
Onewa8024/
Uniwa8023/
Onywa8012/
Eniwa8011/
Onieva732,020/
Oniwei73162/
Onaiwi73136/
Onaiwe73111/
Onuwah7379/
Onaiwo7340/
Haniwa7339/
Guniwa7335/
Oneway7326/
Goniva7324/
Aniwaa7315/
Ogniva7312/
Ognewa7310/
Onuhwa738/
Onuiwe738/
Aniwah737/
Gonjwa737/
Aniway736/
Onuuwa736/
Onaiba735/
Anoiwa735/
Onuiba734/
Oniwoo733/
Onoiba732/
Honiwe732/
Ongewa732/
Oneiba731/
Oniweh731/
Onuwua731/
Onuewa731/
Onibea731/
Onuwha731/
Oniowo731/
Heniwa731/
Ongiva731/
Ounewa731/
Anhiwa731/
Aniwai731/
Aniewa731/
Aneiwa731/
Aaniwa731/
Anniwa731/
Onoiwo731/
Onaiwy731/
Eniway731/
Uniwas731/
Uniway731/
Hoonniwat714/
Gonewai67378/
Hangiwa67105/
Anniway6740/
Hanaiwa6736/
Onaibai6733/
Ohnewas6727/
Guniwah6725/
Ganniwa678/
Onibaay675/
Uniwaut674/
Aniwaah674/
Onivahu674/
Haeniwa673/
Asniwat672/
Ougniwi672/
Angniwa672/
Ongniwe672/
Onniowo671/
Onishwo671/
Onuewea671/
Ongniwi671/
Heniewa671/
Uiniwai671/
Haniewa671/
Haneiwa671/
Anichwa671/
Angiway671/
Aniwach671/
Onoivas671/
Onuijwe671/
Onuiwje671/
Onaiweo671/
Onaiwuj671/
Aniwatt671/
Ganiway670/
Oniwett670/
Heniway670/

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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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  • 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 Oniwa
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