Onosu Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Onosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onosu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onosu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onosu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onosu is the 1,727,723rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onosu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onotsu | 91 | 53 | / |
| Onoshu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onosau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onousu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onesu | 80 | 161 | / |
| Onasu | 80 | 50 | / |
| Enosu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Onusu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Onoju | 80 | 11 | / |
| Anosu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Unosu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Onozu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoenosau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onatsu | 73 | 324 | / |
| Unotsu | 73 | 167 | / |
| Honusu | 73 | 61 | / |
| Onoicu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Onausu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Onasau | 73 | 16 | / |
| Onouju | 73 | 11 | / |
| Onuozu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Annosu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Angosu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ongusu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onnoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onojuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enuosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onutsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anotsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honhossou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Hounhossou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gonazou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gounoussou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gangosu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onuozuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Angoosu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anotsui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anossou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amnosou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuochu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honusou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onassus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Onosu
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