Onwo Surname
Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname
Onwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,468 | 1:120,669 | 7,964 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Onwo (27) may also be a first name.
Onwo Demographics
Average Onwo Salary in
South Africa
R 236,748
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Onwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onwo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Onwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onwo is the 264,506th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,924,018 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onwo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,468 people, or 1 in 120,669. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 60 percent live, Delta, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Onwo Last Name Statistics demography
Onwo earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning R 236,748 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwoh | 89 | 198 | / |
| Onwuo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Onwod | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ounwo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Onwoa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oonwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onwho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ounwoh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Osinwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oinewo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osenwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Otinwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gonwuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwuho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onwa | 75 | 1,401 | / |
| Anwo | 75 | 1,245 | / |
| Onbo | 75 | 205 | / |
| Enwo | 75 | 193 | / |
| Onvo | 75 | 29 | / |
| Onuo | 75 | 15 | / |
| Unwo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Omwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Onwuoha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Honvo | 67 | 2,230 | / |
| Honbo | 67 | 1,723 | / |
| Onwah | 67 | 266 | / |
| Anwoh | 67 | 89 | / |
| Enwoh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ounwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Enwou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Anhwo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Onwha | 67 | 30 | / |
| Anwoo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ounvo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Onwua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Honwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gonvo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Onuoa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onuho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oinbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hunwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aunwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Unwos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hanwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oynbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oinwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onvoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anwoj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uonbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onvoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oenwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouchenwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Nbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enwoy | 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
- 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 Onwo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis