Onunji Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4651:120,9177,977

Onunji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onunji is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Onunji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onunji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 266,766th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. Onunji is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onunji reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,465 people, or 1 in 120,917. In Nigeria Onunji is most common in: Imo, where 94 percent are found, Anambra, where 3 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found.

Onunji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Onunji surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onunjit921/
Onounjit865/
Onuunjit861/
Onungi834/
Anunji831/
Onuniyi774/
Angunji772/
Onunchit7120/
Honnunci7110/
Ognuniyi713/
Anuenjei711/
Onunze671,514/
Unonji67128/
Anunci6713/
Anonji678/
Ononja676/
Anunzi673/
Onunge673/
Anunje671/
Ononie671/
Aninji671/
Onunye671/
Anungi671/
Ununie670/

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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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  • 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 Onunji
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