Onofua Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onofua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onofua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5851:302,80816,886
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onofua (17) may also be a first name.

Onofua Last Name Facts

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

Onofua is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onofua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 540,721st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onofua reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 302,808. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 52 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Onofua Last Name Statistics demography

Onofua earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oonofua921/
Onofuah921/
Enofua8396/
Onafua839/
Unofua831/
Onovwua771/
Anefua67415/
Onovwa6732/
Anafua6711/
Onabua672/
Anofuo671/
Onafwa671/
Annefua622/
Onovwath571/
Hanafuah571/
Onavba5024/
Onavwa5022/
Anefwa5016/
Anabua507/
Anavua502/
Anovwa501/
Onovwo501/
Onabwa501/
Onavva501/

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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 Onofua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis