Onoah Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Onoah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onoah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Onoah (11) may also be a first name.

Onoah Last Name Facts

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

Onoah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onoah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onoah is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onoah reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally, borne by 11 people.

Onoah is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Onoah is most common in: Enugu, where 33 percent are found, Abia, where 20 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onoaha9113/
Onouah9110/
Onoach919/
Onoahe911/
O'Noah911/
Onoa89142/
Onouaha836/
Honoach833/
Ounohah831/
Onoha80514/
Enoah80227/
Onooh8066/
Ongoa8059/
Onaho8058/
Onnoa8055/
Onoho8028/
Gonoa8015/
Onoua807/
Onoau807/
Onuoa806/
Anoah805/
Onaoh805/
Honoa804/
Onaoa801/
Onoea801/
Onoai801/
Ongoua73218/
Ounoha7385/
Onohau7341/
Gonoua7337/
Onnoha7322/
Onahoh7313/
Onooha7311/
Onojia738/
Ounoua738/
Goonoa738/
Honaho737/
Onohua736/
Gonoau736/
Annoah736/
Gongoa735/
Onouoh735/
Ongoho735/
Ounaho734/
Onahga734/
Onohea734/
Anoash734/
Oineoa733/
Onhoha733/
Ohnuoa733/
Onahau733/
Ohnaho732/
Ounhoa732/
Anouah732/
Gonooa731/
Honoha731/
Enouah731/
Oneuoh731/
Onauha731/
Ounoho731/
Onojha731/
Ounuoa731/
Oneuah731/
Honoua731/
Gounoa731/
Gonoho731/
Ongo'a731/
Oonoat731/
Oonoua731/
Enoa67530/
Onao67442/
Anoa67171/
Honnaho6779/
Gongoua6746/
Hounaho6736/
Ognohou6718/
Onouoha6717/
Ounhoua6711/
Gounoua679/
Honahga675/
O'Nuoha674/
Onnuoha674/
Onuohai674/
Oenuoha674/
Hannoah673/
Onuohaa673/
Onuohay673/
Honuoha673/
Ounuoha672/
Onuohaz672/
Oinuoha672/
Hanoach671/
Onuohea671/
Oyneoha671/
Onuohoi671/
Onuouha671/
Hounoua671/
Honnoua671/
Oñoa671/
Gounaho671/
Onuohha671/
Ohnuoha671/
Gonnoau670/

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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 Onoah
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