Onya Surname
Approximately 7,090 people bear this surname
Onya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,115 | 1:56,868 | 4,279 |
| DR Congo | 2,326 | 1:31,762 | 3,949 |
| Uganda | 591 | 1:66,056 | 7,462 |
| Cameroon | 552 | 1:37,625 | 5,033 |
| Thailand | 140 | 1:504,560 | 87,939 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 1:1,191,434 | 84,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Belarus | 26 | 1:365,425 | 38,396 |
| Moldova | 22 | 1:161,880 | 16,529 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
The alternate forms: Ónya (10) are calculated separately.
Onya (4,156) may also be a first name.
Onya Demographics
Average Onya Salary in
United States
$49,271 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onya (Hindi: ओन्या, Marathi: ओण्या, Russian: Оня) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ónya. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 69,802nd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,027,863 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Onya are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 107,779th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 4,156 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,115 people, or 1 in 56,868. In Nigeria Onya is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 38 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Onya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Onya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Onya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,271 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onya in the Marathi language | ||
| ओण्या | onya | - |
| Onya in the Hindi language | ||
| ओन्या | on'ya | 66.67 |
| ओनया | onaya | 33.33 |
| Onya in the Russian language | ||
| Оня | ona | - |
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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 Onya
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