Onwi Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Onwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 400 | 1:442,857 | 22,710 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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 last name Onwi is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onwi is the 722,496th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onwi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwi is also the 401,726th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 453 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 442,857. In Nigeria Onwi is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 81 percent reside, Cross River, where 5 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwai | 89 | 34 | / |
| Honwi | 89 | 26 | / |
| Onwih | 89 | 14 | / |
| Ohnwi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Gonwi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Onwie | 89 | 4 | / |
| Onwei | 89 | 2 | / |
| Onwyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hounwi | 80 | 208 | / |
| Honwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Honwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwitd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwuhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwe | 75 | 76,007 | / |
| Onwa | 75 | 1,401 | / |
| Anwi | 75 | 580 | / |
| Onui | 75 | 110 | / |
| Onbi | 75 | 37 | / |
| Unwi | 75 | 36 | / |
| Onvi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Enwi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Onwy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Omwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onwueyi | 73 | 620 | / |
| Onwuhai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Hounwhi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Onwuije | 73 | 6 | / |
| Onwuayi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ochinwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hounwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunwi | 67 | 584 | / |
| Onweh | 67 | 435 | / |
| Honbi | 67 | 264 | / |
| Anwei | 67 | 158 | / |
| Onnui | 67 | 89 | / |
| Anwai | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ounwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Onwha | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aanwi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Honvi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Enwei | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hanwi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Henwi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Honwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eenwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Onwue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Omwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ohnui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anwih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amnwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anwie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gonvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onhwueyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ounwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onhui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anwui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oinwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oonvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utnwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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