Onowan Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Onowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onowan (10) may also be a first name.
Onowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onowan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onowan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Onowan reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Onowan is primarily found in: Edo, where 93 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Onowan exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onowain | 92 | 5 | / |
| Gonowan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Otnowan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anowan | 83 | 76 | / |
| Enowan | 83 | 42 | / |
| Onawan | 83 | 40 | / |
| Onovan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onuwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onewan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ounhouwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonowon | 77 | 1,207 | / |
| Onawain | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ohnovan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Onawane | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ongawan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Anowang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gonovan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Agnowan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gunowan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honawan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honovan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ganowan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hanowan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Honawane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Enohwean | 71 | 2 | / |
| Enowhean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anouwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amnouwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanoowan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gongawan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hannowan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Anuwan | 67 | 3,604 | / |
| Onubon | 67 | 576 | / |
| Anawan | 67 | 188 | / |
| Enewan | 67 | 70 | / |
| Unawan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Enawan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Anoban | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anewan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onaban | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onobon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hounnouwatin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onovon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onawon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onabon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anowam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onavan | 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 Onowan
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