Onyani Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Onyani (140) may also be a first name.

Onyani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyani (Russian: Оняни) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Onyani is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Onyani are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 781,395th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 140 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Onyani is most common in: Abia, where 48 percent are found, Rivers, where 48 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyangi92340/
Gonyani9231/
Onyanyi9219/
Onyanni924/
Onyangai8688/
Onyanehi864/
Onyangoi861/
Onyoni832,370/
Oniani83321/
Anyani83102/
Oneani8365/
Onyany8321/
Unyani8318/
Onyane8311/
Onyana836/
Enyani834/
Onjani831/
Ognani831/
Onyanyoyi801/
Hanyani772,324/
Ganyani771,568/
Honjani77601/
Gonjani77185/
Gonyane77156/
Onyonyi77100/
Honyane7743/
Hunyani7737/
Anyangi7735/
Onyange7711/
Onyanyo777/
Anyanyi777/
Gunyani776/
Atnyani772/
Goniani771/
Aenyani771/
Unyanyi771/
Enyanyi771/
Honyana771/
Onyanna771/
Onyongi771/
Ongiani771/
Ongnani771/
Unyangi771/
Gonyoni771/
Gunyanyi71161/
Hotnjani71118/
Aniyaniy7127/
Hanyangi7123/
Anyangoi717/
Ganyangi716/
Gonyanee714/
Ganyanhi712/
Hanyanyi711/
Ougnanni711/
Ougnagni711/
Oniangoi711/
Onyongai711/
Anyangai711/
Hanyanie711/
Aunyanai711/
Gonyanyy711/
Anjani6718,432/
Anyane671,048/
Onyona671,003/
Agnani67846/
Oniane67480/
Ognane67455/
Anyana67360/
Onyony67241/
Anhani67198/
Oniana67181/
Unjani6756/
Anyasenni6743/
Unyana6724/
Anyany6713/
Enjani674/
Onyonj674/
Onjane672/
Onjana672/
Honnyanes671/
Onyone671/
Oneane671/
Onioni671/
Gonyanaya671/
Unhani671/

Onyani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onyani in the Russian language
Оняниonani-

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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 Onyani
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