Onotu Surname

150,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9151:60,7694,518
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Onotu (628) may also be a first name.

Onotu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onotu is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onotu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,074th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,477,914 people. The last name Onotu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onotu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onotu is also the 332,375th most widely held given name on earth, held by 628 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,915 people, or 1 in 60,769. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 36 percent are found, Delta, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Onotu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Onotu last name is chiefly Muslim (75%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onuotu9197/
Onootu917/
Onotou914/
Onottu911/
Onotus911/
Ongotau831/
Onutu80393/
Enotu80380/
Onatu80215/
Onetu80106/
Anotu8014/
Unotu801/
Ongoutou772/
Angotu738,827/
Ongutu73147/
Hanotu73116/
Onattu7337/
Anoitu733/
Osnatu732/
Aanotu731/
Anothu731/
Onatus731/
Onateu731/
Onutou731/
Onutau731/
Onatou731/
Gonatu731/
Angothu672,918/
Ahanotu67814/
Aangotu67143/
Anotaux6711/
Angottu677/
Gonatou674/
Anoutou671/
Angoteu671/
Agnotou671/
Enoutou671/
Onahtus671/
Angotuu671/
Gonathu671/
Omnatou671/
Onatuis670/

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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 Onotu
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