Onofrio Surname

152,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Onofrio Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'defender of peace' or 'peacekeeper' in the Spanish or Italian languages.

Onofrio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4391:251,88323,923
Brazil5711:374,91114,306
Argentina3181:134,41311,364
Italy2211:276,72735,921
Peru1121:283,78710,980
Canada691:533,99444,923
Australia341:793,99150,673
England331:1,688,42669,999
France311:2,142,668174,004
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Onófrio (3) are calculated separately.

Onofrio (13,067) may also be a first name.

Onofrio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'defender of peace' or 'peacekeeper' in the Spanish or Italian languages.

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Onofrio Last Name Facts

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

Onofrio (Russian: Онофрио) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Onófrio. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onofrio? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,747th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,530,398 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Onofrio are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 51,104th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 13,067 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,439 people, or 1 in 251,883. In The United States it is most frequent in: Connecticut, where 32 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Onofrio occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Onofrio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Onofrio has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Onofrio surname grew 17,988 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Onofrio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onofrio last name are 1.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Onofrio earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 22.91% less than the national average, earning €23,151 per year; in Peru they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,027 per year; in United States they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $52,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $55,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onófrio953/
Honofrio9321/
Onofri921,653/
D'Onofrio8818,140/
Onoufrios8824/
Onofrei8611,251/
Onofryi86108/
Onofreo8647/
Onofriy8617/
Onofria8615/
Onofrii862/
Onofrij861/
Onofrie861/
Anofrio861/
Onofrijová822/
D'Onofrieo821/
D'Onofri80199/
Onofre7749,037/
Onofry7782/
Onofra7745/
Onofrj775/
Onofré772/
Anofri771/
D'onófrio754/
D'Onafrio751/
D'Anofrio751/
D'enofrio751/
D'Onofrid751/
D'Onofreo751/
Honofre71824/
Onofrey71697/
Onofres7112/
Onofray719/
Onoffre719/
Anofrei717/
Anofreiová715/
Onofreyová714/
Onosfre713/
Onofree713/
Onofrez712/
Onafris711/
Onofreyova711/
O'Nofre711/
Onnofre711/
Onofrre711/
Onoffrey6735/
D'Onofre6711/
Honoffre671/

Onofrio Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onofrio in the Russian language
Онофриоonofrio-

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Onofrio Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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