Onwi Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4001:442,85722,710
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Onwi (453) may also be a first name.

Onwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onwi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onwi is the 722,496th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onwi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwi is also the 401,726th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 453 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 442,857. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 81 percent live, Cross River, where 5 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwai8934/
Honwi8926/
Onwih8914/
Ohnwi8911/
Gonwi895/
Onwie894/
Onwei892/
Onwyi891/
Hounwi80208/
Honwai802/
Honwei801/
Onwitd801/
Onwuhi801/
Onwe7576,007/
Onwa751,401/
Anwi75580/
Onui75110/
Onbi7537/
Unwi7536/
Onvi7514/
Enwi756/
Onwy753/
Omwi751/
Onwueyi73620/
Onwuhai7328/
Hounwhi736/
Onwuije736/
Onwuayi734/
Ochinwi731/
Hounwui731/
Hunwi67584/
Onweh67435/
Honbi67264/
Anwei67158/
Onnui6789/
Anwai6754/
Ounwa6749/
Onwha6730/
Aanwi6727/
Honvi6726/
Enwei6718/
Hanwi6714/
Henwi6712/
Honwa6710/
Eenwi6710/
Onwue679/
Omwai678/
Ohnui677/
Anwih676/
Amnwi675/
Anwie674/
Onwed674/
Onway673/
Gonvi673/
Onhwueyi673/
Ounwe673/
Onwea672/
Onhui672/
Onwoa672/
Anwui672/
Onwee672/
Onwhe672/
Oinwa672/
Onwes672/
Oonvi672/
Onnwe671/
Ojnwe671/
Onwwa671/
Onbai671/
Onwwe671/
Oinwe671/
Onuis671/
Honwe671/
Honwy671/
Ounbi671/
Anwid671/
Utnwi671/
Ounui671/
Onwuy671/
Ohnwe671/

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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 Onwi
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