Oniwu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Oniwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oniwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oniwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oniwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oniwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oniwu is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Oniwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oniwu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Oniwu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Oniwu is most prevalent in: Edo, where 47 percent live, Kwara, where 32 percent live and Benue, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onaiwu | 91 | 3,733 | / |
| Oneiwu | 91 | 20 | / |
| Onoiwu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Onuiwu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Onhiwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ongiwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oniwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oniewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oiniwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onnaiwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onaiwuj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onaijwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onibu | 80 | 759 | / |
| Onewu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Onuwu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Aniwu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Onivu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Onjwu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Onywu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eniwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aniewu | 73 | 347 | / |
| Ongewu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aniwou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oniwoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onojwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Anaiwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Unaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onibuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aniwud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onaibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aniowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onibou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uniwaut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onievhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onivahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agniwou | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Oniwu
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