Onwin Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Onwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Onwin (204) may also be a first name.

Onwin Last Name Facts

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

Onwin has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onwin is the 3,373,373rd most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Onwin are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwin is also the 633,892nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 204 people.

Onwin is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Onwin is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 75 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria Onwin exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Onwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Onwin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwijn9174/
Onwion915/
Onwine913/
Onwn891/
Hounwin831/
Honwain830/
Unwin809,020/
Onwen8074/
Enwin8023/
Anwin8020/
Onbin802/
Omwin801/
Onwnh801/
Onuin801/
Hounwoin771/
Hounwain771/
Onwene73127/
Enwien7344/
Eenwin7338/
Hanwin7311/
Hunwin7311/
Aanwin7311/
Anwien7311/
Anwion739/
Onuind733/
Gonwen733/
Anwine732/
Onwwne731/
Anwain731/
Honbin731/
Onwyng731/
Onwhyn730/
Gunwin730/
Anwn6743/
Gonwehn6713/
Honwene678/
Homwing671/
Hanwing671/
Enwn671/
Unwn671/
Osimwin671/
Hanwine670/

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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
  • 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 Onwin
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