Ononiwu Surname

38,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ononiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ononiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,3671:13,2521,334
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England451:1,238,17956,985
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Ononiwu (93) may also be a first name.

Ononiwu Last Name Facts

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

Ononiwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ononiwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ononiwu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,865th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 538,542 people. The last name Ononiwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ononiwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 93 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,367 people, or 1 in 13,252. In Nigeria Ononiwu is mostly found in: Imo, where 64 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Abia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ononiwu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ononiwu surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ononiwu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning R 250,500 per year and in United States they earn 55.3% more than the national average, earning $67,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ononaiwu93168/
Ononoiwu935/
Ononiwuu933/
Ononuiwu933/
Onoiniwu932/
Ononniwu931/
Ononeiwu931/
Onnoniwu931/
Onoonoiwu882/
Ononnaiwu881/
Onuniwu8617/
Ononewu864/
Ononibu862/
Onaniwu861/
Ononivu861/
Onunaiwu8017/
Onuneiwu801/
Onanibu714/
Aneniwu713/
Onanewu711/
Ananewu571/

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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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  • 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 Ononiwu
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