Onu Surname

6,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria77,8281:2,276295
Romania2,5961:7,7341,018
Bangladesh2,2531:70,7313,437
Indonesia3971:333,12129,073
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Moldova2661:13,3892,297
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
England1251:445,74429,621
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Turkey981:794,09638,963
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
India241:31,961,058386,265
France241:2,767,613196,808
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294

Onu (6,723) may also be a first name.

Onu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onu (Hindi: ओनू, Marathi: ओनु, Russian: Ону) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onu is the 6,677th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 86,110 people. The last name Onu is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Onu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,663rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 6,723 people.

The last name Onu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 77,828 people, or 1 in 2,276. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 23 percent live, Anambra, where 16 percent live and Ebonyi, where 12 percent live. Not including Nigeria Onu occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 3 percent live.

Onu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Onu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Onu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning R 284,424 per year; in United States they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $40,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $59,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onuh8632,824/
Honu862,817/
Gonu862,457/
Onuş861,925/
Ongu861,755/
Onut86735/
Oinu86473/
Onus86455/
Onou86384/
Onnu86327/
Onuu86255/
Onuz86227/
Onau86187/
Onui86110/
Oenu8643/
Ounu8617/
Onhu8612/
Oneu869/
Onup865/
Oonu864/
Ojnu864/
Onuj863/
Ohnu863/
Onuț863/
Omnu862/
Osnu862/
Onuy862/
Otnu861/
Ognu861/
Uonu861/
Oynu861/
Onux861/
Onud861/
Gonou751,034/
Honou75945/
Gongu75478/
Onguu75369/
Ongau75275/
Oneus75245/
Omnus75204/
Honus75172/
Onnut75142/
Ounou75118/
Onnui7589/
Onuch7570/
Hoinu7563/
Gonau7549/
Gonnu7547/
Oinus7543/
Oynus7538/
Honuz7536/
Onahu7530/
Onnou7528/
Honuh7527/
Ongou7516/
Ounnu7516/
Onusz7515/
Ognou7513/
Onguh7513/
Onaud7513/
Gounu759/
Uongu759/
Goneu759/
Honnu758/
Oinuh758/
Hounu758/
Ohnui757/
Onnau757/
Onhuh756/
Oungu755/
Omnou755/
Honhu754/
Gojnu754/
Hoenu754/
Onous754/
Onuuz754/
Onhuy754/
Honau753/
Onauh753/
Goonu753/
Onhui752/
Onouh752/
Onutė752/
Oinou752/
O'Neu752/
Hohnu752/
Onaus751/
Oneux751/
Omneu751/
Honeu751/
Honud751/
Hognu751/
Honuu751/
Ognus751/
Onuis751/
Oognu751/
Onoud751/
Onhou751/
Oneup751/
Onauu751/
Oynou751/
Oineu751/
Oinnu751/
Ohneu751/
O'Nau751/
Uonus751/
Oingu751/
Onuth751/
Onuuh751/
Onguj751/
Oneuh751/
Ounui751/
Ounut751/
Oonnu751/
Onhud751/
Omnut751/
Ognau751/
Hoonu751/
Hosnu751/
Goinu750/
Osnus750/
Onnus750/
Gounou6725,847/
Anu6714,136/
Enu679,397/
Hounou672,142/
Unu671,802/
Onouha67462/
Ounouh67301/
Ougnou67182/
Ounous6775/
Hounau6758/
Onhaus6745/
Onnuch6744/
Gonnou6742/
Honout6736/
Goinau6729/
Honnou6728/
Ounnou6728/
Ognuuz6726/
Hognou6719/
Gongou6718/
Oungou6712/
Houngu679/
Hoenou679/
Ohnout678/
Honnau678/
Eounus677/
Ounuha675/
Hohnau674/
Ongnut674/
Hoinui674/
Hoinuy674/
Hosnut673/
Hoihnu673/
Gonnui673/
Onuuha673/
Ounneu673/
Đonđuš673/
Gonnau672/
Hoinou672/
Honhou672/
Osnouy672/
Hoynui672/
Ounnut672/
Homnus671/
Goungu671/
Ounouz671/
Gonguu671/
Oonuha671/
Hgongu671/
Onuhha671/
Hounus671/
Hosnus671/
Honous671/
Honusz671/
Ouhnou671/
Ounoud671/
Osnuch671/
Ogneux671/
Gounau671/
Goonou671/
Gohnou671/
Oumnou671/
On'gau671/
Oumnuy671/
Oonnut671/
Ongnou671/
Ohnuch671/
Hosneu671/
Hoehnu671/
Honhau671/
Ohnaus670/
Honeus670/
Honnus670/

Onu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onu in the Marathi language
ओनुonu72.73
ओनूonu18.18
सोनुsonu9.09
Onu in the Hindi language
ओनूonu66.67
ओनुonu14.29
ोनूonu9.52
ोनुonu4.76
Onu in the Russian language
Онуonu-

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