Onwo Surname

264,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4681:120,6697,964
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Onwo (27) may also be a first name.

Onwo Last Name Facts

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

Onwo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Onwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 264,506th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,924,018 people. The surname Onwo occurs mostly 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 frequently used given name in the world It is held by 27 people.

The last name Onwo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,468 people, or 1 in 120,669. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 60 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Onwo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwoh89198/
Onwuo895/
Onwod893/
Ounwo892/
Onwoa892/
Oonwo891/
Onwho891/
Ounwoh809/
Osinwo805/
Oinewo802/
Osenwo802/
Otinwo802/
Gonwuo801/
Onwuho801/
Hounwo801/
Gonwou801/
Onwa751,401/
Anwo751,245/
Onbo75205/
Enwo75193/
Onvo7529/
Onuo7515/
Unwo759/
Omwo752/
Onwuoha737/
Honvo672,230/
Honbo671,723/
Onwah67266/
Anwoh6789/
Enwoh6773/
Ounwa6749/
Enwou6746/
Anhwo6733/
Onwha6730/
Anwoo6729/
Ounvo6725/
Onwua6717/
Honwa6710/
Gonvo6710/
Onuoa676/
Onuho676/
Oinbo675/
Hunwo675/
Aunwo674/
Unwos673/
Hanwo673/
Oynbo672/
Onwas672/
Oinwa672/
Onvoa672/
Anwoj672/
Onwwa671/
Gonuo671/
Honuo671/
Onboh671/
Uonbo671/
Onvoh671/
Oenwa671/
Ouchenwo671/
Onboo671/
O'Nbo671/
Anwoy671/
Anwou671/
Ounbo671/
Omwoy671/
Onboy671/
Onbou671/
Enwoy671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis