Oniyire Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Oniyire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 233 | 1:760,269 | 34,383 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Oniyire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oniyire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oniyire is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oniyire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,061,269th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oniyire live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Oniyire is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 760,269. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 48 percent live, Oyo, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyeire | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oniyira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyeir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyeiri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Onyioer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oniyirioha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyiyri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyeere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aniyiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyeyiri | 67 | 199 | / |
| Anieyere | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onyehere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onyejiere | 63 | 3 | / |
| Onyehaere | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onyeirich | 63 | 1 | / |
| Anjiir | 62 | 60 | / |
| Ahanyihire | 59 | 2 | / |
| Onyeera | 57 | 5 | / |
| Anyiyor | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anyyiri | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ganieir | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anjiiray | 53 | 7 | / |
| Onyehera | 53 | 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 Oniyire
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