Onu Surname
Approximately 84,631 people bear this surname
Onu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77,828 | 1:2,276 | 295 |
| Romania | 2,596 | 1:7,734 | 1,018 |
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| Indonesia | 397 | 1:333,121 | 29,073 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Moldova | 266 | 1:13,389 | 2,297 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Turkey | 98 | 1:794,096 | 38,963 |
| Papua New Guinea | 76 | 1:107,286 | 14,507 |
| Cameroon | 61 | 1:340,477 | 30,746 |
| Ukraine | 33 | 1:1,379,476 | 113,823 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
Onu (6,723) may also be a first name.
Onu Demographics
Average Onu Salary in
United States
$40,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onu (Hindi: ओनू, Marathi: ओनु, Russian: Ону) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onu is the 6,677th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 86,110 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Onu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,663rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 6,723 people.
The surname Onu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne 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. Outside of Nigeria it is found 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 carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Onu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political 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
Onu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onu in the Marathi language | ||
| ओनु | onu | 72.73 |
| ओनू | onu | 18.18 |
| सोनु | sonu | 9.09 |
| Onu in the Hindi language | ||
| ओनू | onu | 66.67 |
| ओनु | onu | 14.29 |
| ोनू | onu | 9.52 |
| ोनु | onu | 4.76 |
| Onu in the Russian language | ||
| Ону | onu | - |
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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 Onu
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