Onun Surname
Approximately 2,058 people bear this surname
Onun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,728 | 1:102,513 | 6,929 |
| Thailand | 188 | 1:375,736 | 65,946 |
| Turkey | 138 | 1:563,923 | 30,928 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Onun (709) may also be a first name.
Onun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onun is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Onun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onun? popularity and diffusion
Onun is the 202,384th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,541,082 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Onun are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onun is also the 310,223rd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 709 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,728 people, or 1 in 102,513. In Nigeria Onun is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 80 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Benue, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Onun occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Onun
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis