Onowu Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7711:229,75713,446
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Onowu (30) may also be a first name.

Onowu Last Name Facts

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

Onowu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onowu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onowu is the 430,675th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onowu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onowu is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 30 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 229,757. In Nigeria Onowu is most common in: Delta, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Edo, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Onowu Last Name Statistics demography

Onowu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onoiwu9112/
Onowuh919/
Honowu917/
Onojwu913/
Onoswu913/
Onouwu912/
Onohwu911/
Onuowu911/
Onowou911/
Ohnowu911/
Onawu80292/
Onobu80153/
Anowu80108/
Onewu8032/
Onuwu8027/
Onovu8013/
Enowu809/
Hunowu731,976/
Onuobu73170/
Onaewu739/
Onawui737/
Unoewu734/
Unohwu733/
Onuiwu733/
Onuwgu733/
Onahwu731/
Honobu731/
Ugnowu731/
Anuowu731/
Onobhu731/
Gonawu731/
Onuwus731/
Onabou731/
Unoywu731/
Omhowu731/
Unojwu731/
Onoubu731/
Gonovou6725/
Anouwou6718/
Ahanowu673/
Onovuhe671/

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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 Onowu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis