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

Onuh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onuh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,921st most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 222,019 people. The surname Onuh is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onuh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 148,421st most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 2,477 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 32,716 people, or 1 in 5,415. In Nigeria Onuh is mostly found in: Enugu, where 20 percent reside, Kogi, where 19 percent reside and Benue, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Onuh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

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