Oniyo Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oniyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oniyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3111:569,59127,605
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Oniyo (51) may also be a first name.

Oniyo Last Name Facts

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

Oniyo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oniyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oniyo? popularity and diffusion

Oniyo is the 862,604th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name Oniyo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oniyo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oniyo is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 51 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 569,591. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 39 percent are found, Kwara, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Oniyo is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Oniyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (82%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongiyo9137/
Onoiyo917/
Goniyo911/
Oniyoha833/
Oniye801,542/
Oniya801,473/
Onayo80167/
Onioi8081/
Aniyo8067/
Oniyi8031/
Onijo8031/
Onoyo8029/
Oneyo8022/
Onyoi806/
Onyio805/
Eniyo805/
Oneio804/
Onuyo804/
Ongiy802/
Onjio802/
Onaio802/
Oniay802/
Ogniy801/
Oniey801/
Oniyy801/
Uniyo801/
Onyoe801/
Ongayo732,605/
Osnayo731,046/
Gonyoe73434/
Goniya73267/
Ongiya73231/
Ganiyo7392/
Onniye7379/
Ongoyo7374/
Onyoha7342/
Onyoyo7336/
Ogniya7334/
Ongeyo7332/
Onioye7330/
Angiyo7328/
Anihyo7319/
Honjio7318/
Onaiho7318/
Onioji7310/
Onuyoh739/
Onyoya739/
Omniya737/
Enieyo737/
Goniye737/
Honjyo735/
Ogniyi735/
Oyniyi735/
Onaiyi735/
Honiya734/
Onuiyi734/
Anieyo734/
Onioje734/
Onioyi733/
Onaiye733/
Anaiyo733/
Guniyo732/
Onyoji732/
Ouniya732/
O'Niya731/
Ojniya731/
Honaiy731/
Gonoyo731/
Gonyoa731/
Aneiyo731/
Gonayo731/
Oniyah731/
Onehio731/
Oneiyi731/
Omniye731/
Ongiye731/
Onyoje731/
Honeio731/
Onyoyi731/
Onohio731/
Oneyou731/
Onayou731/
Ongiey731/
Ouneyo731/
Goneyo731/
Onyohe731/
Ongijo731/
Ounayo731/
Onieya731/
Onnoiy731/
Onauio731/
Aaniyo731/
Gonioa730/
Onoe6725,544/
Onay6719,010/
Onye679,172/
Oney675,259/
Onai673,778/
Onoi67811/
Hongayo67690/
Onie67529/
Onou67384/
Onei67229/
Onoy67220/
Onji67179/
Onoa67142/
Honiyah67133/
Onui67110/
Onyioha6774/
Ohunayo6771/
Gouniya6718/
Gahniyo6713/
Honayot6712/
Gongiya6711/
Onoj679/
Honeyuo679/
Onuoyoh676/
Honohio676/
Hosniya674/
Onhi674/
Oumniya674/
Onioaea674/
Gonyoha674/
Onga'yo674/
Omnoiyi673/
Onaiaya673/
On'gayo672/
Houneyo672/
Hounoyo672/
Onuy672/
Oniyath671/
Onngiya671/
Houniyi671/
Hoyniye671/
Hongiye671/
Hongoyo671/
Oniojie671/
Ounohio671/
Gongoyo671/
Gonnoio671/
D'Onoyo671/
Ongajio671/
Onoyowa671/
Onyoyoh671/
Honoyio671/
Hosniiy671/
Hongioi671/

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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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  • 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 Oniyo
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