Onyes Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onyes (17) may also be a first name.

Onyes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyes occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Onyes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyes? popularity and diffusion

Onyes is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyes live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyes is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 23 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent are found and Kaduna, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Onyes occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonyes913/
Oneyes911/
Onyesh911/
O'Noyes832/
Onyiese832/
Ounayes831/
Onayese831/
Oneus80245/
Ognes80123/
Anyes8047/
Onges8033/
Oneis8016/
Onees804/
Onyis804/
Onies804/
Oneas803/
Onyez801/
Onyex801/
Onyesowa771/
Unyese73403/
Hognes73115/
Hanyes7332/
Onyish7326/
Ohneis7326/
Onayce7321/
Ogness7319/
Ganyes7318/
Honeas7318/
Onyise7317/
Goneis7317/
Ongies7313/
Honies7312/
Honyis739/
Honeys735/
Gonjes734/
Ounaes734/
Uonges733/
Onyice733/
Gunyes733/
Honges733/
Anoyes733/
Anayes732/
Honoes731/
Oneisz731/
Oneius731/
Aniyes731/
Gonies731/
Anyess731/
Oniese731/
Onyezz731/
Uonies731/
Oneesh731/
Onowes731/
Onease730/
Ognest730/
Honeus730/
O'Naiyese711/
Oñes67699/
Hogness67163/
Ounaies6741/
Onojese6735/
Honyecz6726/
Onoyase6723/
Honnies6720/
Honneus6715/
Gonyias676/
Gonoies676/
Hongess675/
Hoinaes672/
Anneyes671/
Onyehce671/
Ouneiss671/
Gongaes671/
Ahnayes671/
Gonnies671/
Anyeshe671/
Onhyece671/
Onayise671/
Ounaues671/
Hougnes671/
Honjges671/
Ongness671/
Onyishe671/
Ounhess671/
Gonneas670/

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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 Onyes
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