Onwy Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Onwy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onwy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onwy is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Onwy.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Onwy are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onway | 89 | 3 | / |
| Onwuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Honwy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onwyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onwuey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Honway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Onwe | 75 | 76,007 | / |
| Onwa | 75 | 1,401 | / |
| Onwi | 75 | 403 | / |
| Enwy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Onby | 75 | 1 | / |
| Omwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onwueyi | 73 | 620 | / |
| Onwuayi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Anway | 67 | 588 | / |
| Onweh | 67 | 435 | / |
| Ounwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Onwai | 67 | 34 | / |
| Onwha | 67 | 30 | / |
| Honwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Enway | 67 | 23 | / |
| Onwih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Onbey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ohnwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Honwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Anwey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onwue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Unway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Omway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gonwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Onwed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enwey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onhwueyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ounwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oinwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ganwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Henwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enhwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onnwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Onwy
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