Onolo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Onolo Surname User-submission:

The Onolo surname refers to 'savior' or 'one who saves'.

Onolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onolo (79) may also be a first name.

Onolo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Onolo surname refers to 'savior' or 'one who saves'.

- innoigelle

Onolo Last Name Facts

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

Onolo occurs most in Botswana. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Onolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Onolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onolo is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Onolo occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Onolo reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 79 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Other than Botswana this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongolo914,076/
Onoloo9119/
Onuolo9110/
Gonolo919/
Oinolo912/
Honolo911/
Onoilo911/
Gongolo832,184/
Ongollo83209/
Gonolou835/
Ongoolo832/
Honolio832/
Honolos831/
Oungolo831/
Gounolo831/
Ongolou831/
Onalo804,260/
Onola80302/
Anolo80101/
Onelo808/
Enolo801/
Onulo801/
Hounholo7783/
Ongoulou7715/
Gongollo7711/
Gongolyo777/
D'Onollo776/
Ongooloi771/
Gonnolou771/
Angolo732,590/
Ongalo731,210/
Ongola731,182/
Ungolo73298/
Onuola73296/
Agnolo73225/
Ongulo73188/
Honelo73118/
Gonalo7360/
Anoylo7342/
Onoola7316/
Onaulo7311/
Osnola7310/
Gonola738/
Hanolo736/
Onallo736/
Onolya736/
Anolgo735/
Anolho734/
Ganolo734/
Honola734/
Hunolo733/
Anolio732/
Anoluo732/
Onoula732/
Asnolo732/
Anoolo731/
Oonalo731/
Oinalo731/
Onaelo731/
Onaloh731/
Oneloh731/
Oinola731/
Oenola731/
Anoilo731/
Anolop731/
Anholo731/
D'Uonnolo7153/
Oungoulou7116/
Hounhoulo718/
Ounhouloa715/
Houngolou712/
Ounoulgou711/
Honhalo67733/
Gongola67475/
Angolio67127/
Gongalo67122/
Onolaha6727/
Agnolio6725/
Gungolo6725/
Gangolo6724/
Ohunola6720/
Ongallo6714/
Gonolla6712/
Hatnolo6711/
Hanoloy679/
Ongoula678/
Ongolia675/
Ongullo674/
Goungoulou674/
Ounoula674/
Ognuola673/
Hounhoulou673/
Ongolla672/
Enoelio672/
Angollo672/
Onuolia672/
Anoillo672/
Hongalo672/
Honolat671/
Hognola671/
Angoloi671/
Oyneulo671/
Ongaalo671/
Hannolo671/
Gonolia671/
Anotllo671/
Anoulou671/
Ongolah671/
O'Ngola671/
On'gola671/
Hognalo671/
Otnuola671/
Anholou671/
Angnolo671/
Hanolio671/
Honhola671/
Ungollo670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onolo
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