Oniya Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oniya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3561:130,6368,497
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
India231:33,350,669396,143
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Oniya (415) may also be a first name.

Oniya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oniya (Hindi: ओनिया, Russian: Ония) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 265,540th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,947,417 people. The surname Oniya is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Oniya live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,034th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 415 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,356 people, or 1 in 130,636. In Nigeria Oniya is most numerous in: Ondo, where 42 percent reside, Kogi, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Oniya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Oniya surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Oniya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning $51,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goniya91267/
Ongiya91231/
Ogniya9134/
Omniya917/
Honiya914/
Ouniya912/
O'Niya911/
Ojniya911/
Oniyah911/
Onieya911/
Honiyah83133/
Gouniya8318/
Gongiya8311/
Hosniya834/
Oumniya834/
Onaiaya833/
Oniyath831/
Onngiya831/
Onyia8052,551/
Aniya802,063/
Oniye801,542/
Onoya801,223/
Oneya801,053/
Uniya80884/
Onaya80345/
Oniyo80315/
Eniya80258/
Onuya80223/
Onija80200/
Onyya8057/
Oniyi8031/
Onaia8014/
Oniea805/
Oneia804/
Oniia803/
Oniey801/
Onoia801/
Onuia801/
Hoiniyah7725/
Honniyat771/
Osnaya736,392/
Ongaya732,792/
Aniyah731,660/
Haniya73667/
Ganiya73614/
Ongoya73599/
Onyiah73451/
Enniya73447/
Guniya73287/
Heniya73136/
Onayah73135/
Angiya73116/
Aniyat73100/
Uniyah7392/
Onniye7379/
Goneya7368/
Aniyas7349/
Eniyah7348/
Ognaya7346/
Agniya7345/
Onyoha7342/
Gonoya7340/
Uniyat7338/
Ongiyo7337/
Onioye7330/
Asniya7324/
Umniya7319/
Ongeya7318/
Omneya7313/
Onijia7313/
Anniya7310/
Onahia739/
Onyoya739/
Aaniya738/
Onoiyo737/
Goniye737/
Uniyas736/
Honoya736/
Unniya735/
Honaya735/
Oyniyi735/
Onyiat735/
Onaiah734/
Aniyap734/
Onyhia734/
Anioya734/
Onuiyi734/
Onuyaa734/
Gonaia734/
Omnaya734/
Omneia734/
Anhiya733/
Onioyi733/
Onuiha733/
Gonaya732/
Onuoya732/
Onuyha732/
Onohia732/
Honeya732/
Ungiya732/
Onaiad732/
Oinaya731/
Huniya731/
Onoiat731/
Honaiy731/
Gonyoa731/
Amniya731/
Ahniya731/
Aniyaz731/
Onuyah731/
Omnoya731/
Oneiyi731/
Onuoia731/
Omniye731/
Ongiye731/
Utniya731/
Ongoia731/
Onoi'a731/
Onei'a731/
Oneyau731/
Ongeia731/
Ounaya731/
Uniyad731/
Goniyo731/
Gonoia731/
Onoyah731/
Oynyia731/
Onnoiy731/
Aniyad731/
Gonyia730/
Gonioa730/
Onay6719,010/
Onye679,172/
Onea675,608/
Oney675,259/
Onai673,778/
Husniya671,801/
Haniyah671,239/
Gauniya67969/
Onoi67811/
Onie67529/
Onaa67336/
Aeniyah67276/
Gounaya67273/
Onei67229/
Onoy67220/
Onau67187/
Onoa67142/
Onae67115/
Onui67110/
Gangiya67106/
Agniyah6737/
Hounaya6714/
Enniyah679/
Anniyah679/
Honayat678/
Huniyah676/
Honnaya675/
Gunniya675/
Haniyat675/
Gonyoha674/
Gungiya673/
Omnoiyi673/
Gonnaya673/
Ahniyaz673/
Hosnaya673/
Henniya673/
Ganniya672/
Onayaya672/
Hanniya672/
Onuy672/
Hunhiya671/
Gouneia671/
Gongoia671/
Aaniyah671/
Uniyaph671/
Unniyat671/
Onojaia671/
Houneya671/
Hoyniye671/
Hungiya671/
Heïniya671/
Hongiye671/
Ongaaya671/
Gounaia671/
Gongaya671/
Gongoya671/
Goonaya671/
Ahniyah671/
Aniyass671/
Amniyat671/
Anniyat671/
Onoyowa671/
Onuoiah671/
Oungaya671/
Oonaiad671/

Oniya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oniya in the Hindi language
ओनियाoniya94.74
ोनियाoniya5.26
Oniya in the Russian language
Онияonia-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oniya
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