Oniwe Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oniwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Oniwe (24) may also be a first name.

Oniwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oniwe occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Oniwe live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Oniwe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa Oniwe is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Western Cape, where 31 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Oniwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oniwe surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Oniwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.05% less than the national average, earning R 123,444 per year and in United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oniwei91162/
Onaiwe91111/
Onuiwe918/
Honiwe912/
Oniweh911/
Oniw891/
Onoyiwe8350/
Ongniwe832/
Onuijwe831/
Onuiwje831/
Oniwett830/
Aniwe80253/
Oniwa80178/
Onuwe80130/
Onawe8083/
Onibe8054/
Onewe8046/
Onive8014/
Onaiw803/
Onywe803/
Onjwe802/
Eniwe801/
Uniwe801/
Onoyiweh7726/
Onaiiwue771/
Onaibe73294/
Onaiwi73136/
Onuibe7392/
Onivie7351/
Anaiwe7335/
Gonive7319/
Aniewe7317/
Honewe7316/
Oynibe7311/
Eniwei7310/
Honibe7310/
Enihwe737/
Ooniwa737/
Oniver736/
Onhibe734/
Onuvie734/
Eniewe733/
Onewei733/
Honiwa733/
Onuwue732/
Enhiwe732/
Onives732/
Aniwge732/
Aniwei732/
Onaiwa732/
Onoibe732/
Heniwe731/
Onaiwy731/
Onyowe731/
Aniowe731/
Gonjwe731/
Unijwe731/
Onuuwe731/
Onuewe731/
Oniwwd731/
Onibea731/
Onuiue731/
Onuwei731/
Eniwie731/
Oneywe731/
Onivey730/
Onyiebe6712/
Onew6710/
Aniw678/
Onoyewe677/
Aniyewe675/
Onyiowi674/
Hounawe674/
Angiweh674/
Ahaniwe673/
Onyewey673/
Ougniwi672/
Onyewea672/
Onuewea671/
Anyiewe671/
Oniyeva671/
Oneyewe671/
Oneyibe671/
Onoyibe671/
Onyiebi671/
Onyjiwa671/
Onajewe671/
Ongniwi671/
Onyw671/
Onuyibe671/
Onywech671/
Ongouwe671/
Aniswey671/
Onisues671/
Onaiuwa671/
Onaiwuj671/

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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 Oniwe
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