Onofu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Onofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onofu (20) may also be a first name.
Onofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onofu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Onofu.
How Common Is The Last Name Onofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Onofu occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Onofu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onofu is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Onofu is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live.
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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 Onofu
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