Onung Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3001:590,47628,418
Uganda2201:177,45114,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onung (177) may also be a first name.

Onung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onung is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onung? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onung is the 595,654th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onung reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onung is also the 685,598th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 177 people.

The surname Onung is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 590,476. In Nigeria Onung is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 55 percent are found, Cross River, where 28 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Onung occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 42 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonung9152/
Onoung9122/
Onaung918/
Onnung914/
Oinung913/
Ongung912/
Onungh911/
Oenung911/
Honung910/
Onun892,058/
Gongung8314/
Ongoung834/
Hounung831/
Ounoung831/
Oennung831/
Hoonung830/
Gonoung830/
Hoenung830/
Ongun808,889/
Anung801,222/
Unung801,068/
Onong801,000/
Enung80820/
Gonun8016/
Oinun8015/
Honun807/
Ounun807/
Onoun807/
Onune806/
Onaun803/
Onuin801/
Onund801/
Onumn801/
Onunh801/
Onusn801/
Onhun801/
Hongnung772/
Hounoung771/
Gongoung770/
Gunung731,572/
Ganung73367/
Angung73168/
Hanung73155/
Homnun7390/
Aunung7388/
Honoun7366/
Honuun7347/
Onhoun7315/
Ennung739/
Hunung738/
Onnong738/
Honong737/
Anungh736/
Asnung736/
Unnung736/
Onoune734/
Onucin733/
Honnun733/
Gongun733/
Onuind733/
Annung733/
Gonoun732/
Anoung732/
Onnaun732/
Onnoun732/
Hoonun731/
Honunn731/
Henung731/
Onuten731/
Ongoun731/
Ounnun731/
O'Nunn731/
Gonnun731/
Omnoun731/
Honune731/
Onouhn731/
Onounh731/
Oonaun731/
Onhong731/
Hongun731/
Anhung730/
Hongneung714/
Hongnaung711/
Onum672,651/
Onon671,959/
Onuchin671,643/
Anun67594/
Agnoung67480/
Ganoung67284/
Gonhoun67255/
Onuchyn6753/
Gangung6736/
Gongoun6726/
Anusing6711/
Hennung677/
Oumnoun674/
Ougnoun674/
Hongnun674/
Onuchen672/
Angoung672/
Hannung672/
Anhhung671/
Ahanung671/
Angnung671/
Unusing671/
Homnaun671/
Gannung670/
Hanoung670/

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