Onoyom Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onoyom Surname User-submission:

The Onoyom surname means 'pathfinder', 'trailblazer', 'leader', 'wisdom to lead'.

Onoyom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8631:205,26412,258
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onoyom (398) may also be a first name.

Onoyom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Onoyom surname means 'pathfinder', 'trailblazer', 'leader', 'wisdom to lead'.

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Onoyom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onoyom is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onoyom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 405,451st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onoyom reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onoyom is also the 432,848th most frequent first name internationally, held by 398 people.

Onoyom is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 863 people, or 1 in 205,264. In Nigeria Onoyom is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 70 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 21 percent are found and Plateau, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Onyom9133/
Onoym912/
Anoyom8343/
Onoyon8325/
Onoyim8310/
Onayom837/
Honyom834/
Enoyom834/
O'Nyom831/
Ongouyoum801/
Onoyume7729/
Honiyom7719/
Onoyeme7717/
Otnayom774/
Onoyime772/
Onoyone772/
Oniyome772/
Gonoyon771/
Onoyong771/
Onyam73747/
Anyom73665/
Onyum73325/
Onyem73133/
Onhom73113/
Unyom7313/
Onoum737/
Ognom734/
Onjom731/
Onoam731/
Oneym731/
Onoyn731/
Homniyom71323/
Ounniyom7123/
Onyiaome7115/
Gongoyon711/
Aniyom67653/
Onoyan6738/
Oniyon6729/
Anyiom6715/
Onnoum6712/
Onayon679/
Uniyom677/
Onyeam676/
Anyoum674/
Gunyom674/
Anyoom674/
Ganyom673/
Onjome672/
Onayam672/
Onyiam672/
Onayem672/
Honyam672/
Aanyom671/
Onayim671/
Onuyim671/
Enayom671/
Anhyom671/
Oniyem671/
Oneyim671/
Onojam671/
Aneyom671/
Honyum671/
Gonyam671/
Gonyem671/
Anoyam671/
Ounhom671/
Oniome671/
Onaome671/
Oneyon671/
Ounoum671/
Oneyam671/
Onnoem671/
Gonoum671/
Honoum670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onoyom
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