Onminyi Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onminyi Surname User-submission:

The surname Onminyi means 'vanquisher'. It comes from the title onminyima, which means 'great hunter' and 'great warlord'. It is mostly used in the Benue, Ebonyi, Cross River and Kogi areas, Nigeria.

Onminyi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0231:173,16010,707
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Onminyi (126) may also be a first name.

Onminyi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Onminyi means 'vanquisher'. It comes from the title onminyima, which means 'great hunter' and 'great warlord'. It is mostly used in the Benue, Ebonyi, Cross River and Kogi areas, Nigeria.

- onminyiemma
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Onminyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onminyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onminyi? popularity and diffusion

Onminyi is the 355,117th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,116,744 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onminyi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most common forename in the world It is held by 126 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 173,160. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 82 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onmini926/
Onminy921/
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Omminyi863/
Onminiy861/
Gonminhi802/
Omminy771/
Onmaina713/
Gonmine711/
Onminje711/
Oummini711/
Ganmini711/
Annmini711/
Atinmini672/
Hoummini671/
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