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
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
| 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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