Onuh Surname

16,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria32,7161:5,415694
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Onuh (2,477) may also be a first name.

Onuh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onuh is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onuh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onuh is the 16,921st most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 222,019 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onuh reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onuh is also the 148,421st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 2,477 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32,716 people, or 1 in 5,415. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 20 percent are found, Kogi, where 19 percent are found and Benue, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Onuh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Onuh surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Onuh surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Onuh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onuch8970/
Honuh8927/
Onguh8913/
Oinuh898/
Onhuh896/
Onauh893/
Onouh892/
Onuth891/
Onuuh891/
Oneuh891/
Onu8684,631/
Onouha80462/
Ounouh80301/
Onnuch8044/
Ounuha805/
Onuuha803/
Oonuha801/
Onuhha801/
Osnuch801/
Ohnuch801/
Honu752,817/
Gonu752,457/
Onuş751,925/
Ongu751,755/
Onut75735/
Oinu75473/
Enuh75472/
Onus75455/
Onou75384/
Onnu75327/
Onuu75255/
Onuz75227/
Onau75187/
Anuh75180/
Onui75110/
Oenu7543/
Ounu7517/
Onhu7512/
Oneu759/
Onup755/
Oonu754/
Ojnu754/
Onuj753/
Ohnu753/
Onuț753/
Omnu752/
Osnu752/
Onuy752/
Otnu751/
Ognu751/
Uonu751/
Oynu751/
Ênuh751/
Onux751/
Onud751/
Ounnuch737/
Oonnuch734/
Ohnoush731/
Ongnuch731/
Hohnuth730/
Gonou671,034/
Honou67945/
Gongu67478/
Onguu67369/
Anush67322/
Ongau67275/
Oneus67245/
Anuch67205/
Omnus67204/
Honus67172/
Onnut67142/
Ounou67118/
Onnui6789/
Hoinu6763/
Gonau6749/
Gonnu6747/
Anouh6743/
Oinus6743/
Oynus6738/
Enouh6738/
Honuz6736/
Onahu6730/
Onnou6728/
Annuh6721/
Ongou6716/
Ounnu6716/
Onusz6715/
Ognou6713/
Onaud6713/
Gounu679/
Uongu679/
Goneu679/
Ounnouch679/
Honnu678/
Hounu678/
Anuph678/
Ohnui677/
Onnau677/
Oungu675/
Omnou675/
Honhu674/
Gojnu674/
Hoenu674/
Onous674/
Onuuz674/
Onhuy674/
Honau673/
Henuh673/
Goonu673/
Onhoo673/
Onhui672/
Anujh672/
Onutė672/
Oinou672/
O'Neu672/
Hohnu672/
Anudh671/
Onaus671/
Oneux671/
Omneu671/
Honeu671/
Honud671/
Hognu671/
Ahnuh671/
Honuu671/
Ognus671/
Onuis671/
Oognu671/
Onoud671/
Onhou671/
Oneup671/
Onauu671/
Oynou671/
Oineu671/
Oinnu671/
Ohneu671/
O'Nau671/
Uonus671/
Oingu671/
Onguj671/
Ounui671/
Ounut671/
Oonnu671/
Onhud671/
Omnut671/
Ognau671/
Hoonu671/
Hosnu671/
Hongnuch671/
Goinu670/
Osnus670/
Onnus670/

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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
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  • 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 Onuh
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