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 is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Onwin live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 204 people.

The surname Onwin is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Onwin is most common in: Cross River, where 75 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Onwin is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 9 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Onwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Onwin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Onwin 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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