Onyia Surname
Approximately 52,551 people bear this surname
Onyia Surname User-submission:
The Onyia surname means 'strong' or 'strong-willed'.
Onyia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51,953 | 1:3,410 | 461 |
| United States | 247 | 1:1,467,445 | 100,382 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Onyia (650) may also be a first name.
Onyia Surname Meaning
Onyia Demographics
Average Onyia Salary in
United States
$41,435 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onyia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyia (Arabic: أنييا) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,698th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 138,676 people. The surname Onyia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyia live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 325,842nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 650 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 51,953 people, or 1 in 3,410. In Nigeria Onyia is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 55 percent are found, Anambra, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Onyia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Onyia surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Onyia are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Onyia earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.54% less than the national average, earning R 157,932 per year and in United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,435 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onyia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onyia in the Arabic language | ||
| أنييا | anyya | - |
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Footnotes
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