Onosu Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onosu Last Name Facts

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

Onosu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onosu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onosu is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Onosu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onosu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria Onosu is primarily found in: Delta, where 73 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Onosu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 1 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onotsu9153/
Onoshu911/
Onosau911/
Onousu911/
Onesu80161/
Onasu8050/
Enosu8017/
Onusu8017/
Onoju8011/
Anosu8010/
Unosu805/
Onozu801/
Hoenosau771/
Onatsu73324/
Unotsu73167/
Honusu7361/
Onoicu7323/
Onausu7321/
Onasau7316/
Onouju7311/
Onuozu737/
Annosu733/
Angosu732/
Ongusu732/
Onnoju731/
Onojuh731/
Enuosu731/
Onutsu731/
Anotsu731/
Honhossou7124/
Hounhossou6718/
Gonazou6713/
Gounoussou676/
Gangosu674/
Onuozuh672/
Angoosu671/
Anotsui671/
Anossou671/
Amnosou671/
Onuochu671/
Honusou671/
Onassus670/

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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
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  • 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 Onosu
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