Ononye Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ononye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ononye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7141:248,09914,359
England971:574,41334,909
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ononye (50) may also be a first name.

Ononye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ononye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ononye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ononye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ononye is the 383,720th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,861,430 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Ononye live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 50 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 26 percent are found, Enugu, where 20 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ononye exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Ononye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ononye surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Ononye earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $49,255 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ononaye9292/
Ononeye9220/
Onuonye923/
Ononoye922/
Ononaiye8623/
Gongonye865/
Onongaye861/
Onongiye861/
Honhonye861/
Anonye83677/
Ononge83464/
Ononae835/
Onanye831/
Ononie831/
Onunye831/
Ononea831/
Anuonye771,904/
Onaneye77450/
Onanaye7783/
Annonye7721/
Ononiyi7717/
Onongei7714/
Ononoje7711/
Onuinye777/
Ononowe775/
Anounye775/
Ononeyi775/
Ononuje774/
Ononaya773/
Aunonye772/
Anonuye772/
Ononiyo772/
Angonye771/
Onanoye771/
Hononae771/
Ongonea771/
Hononey771/
Gononee771/
Onongaya71106/
Onanaiye7180/
Anuonyeh7161/
Ahanonye7119/
Onomheye7113/
Gongonea714/
Honohnie713/
Anuonoye712/
Onnoonay711/
Ongonaya711/
Onongiya711/
Anognaye711/
Ongonayi711/
Onongoyo711/
Hounanye711/
Anuonyhe711/
Anonoy67589/
Anonge67182/
Unonge6755/
Anonay6754/
Anonie6716/
Anonue6715/
Ananye6715/
Ognonnaya6711/
Onange677/
Ongongoje676/
Ononja676/
Onaney675/
Anunye675/
Onanie674/
Ononui674/
Onunge673/
Anogne672/
Onanje671/
Haangonye671/
Onanee671/
Ononau671/
Anoney670/

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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 Ononye
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