Onyapa Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onyapa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Uganda571:684,90034,656
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyapa (22) may also be a first name.

Onyapa Last Name Facts

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

Onyapa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyapa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyapa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyapa is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 22 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 70 percent live, Benue, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyapha921/
Anyapa83134/
Onyopa8337/
Onyapo8312/
Onyape831/
Ganyapa772/
Anyaapa771/
Hongnapa7111/
Anyaphoa711/
Anyopa6744/
Anyapo6712/
Anjapa6711/
Unyapo674/
Hongnapha674/
Onyopo671/
Anyape671/
Uneapa671/
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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 Onyapa
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