Onyia Surname

10,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyia Surname User-submission:

The Onyia surname means 'strong' or 'strong-willed'.

Onyia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51,9531:3,410461
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
England1301:428,60028,863
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Greece151:738,65380,079
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belize61:59,2462,743
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Onyia (650) may also be a first name.

Onyia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Onyia surname means 'strong' or 'strong-willed'.

- chrisolegendoz

Onyia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyia (Arabic: أنييا) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Onyia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,698th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 138,676 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyia are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyia is also the 325,842nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 650 people.

The last name Onyia is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 51,953 people, or 1 in 3,410. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 55 percent reside, Anambra, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Onyia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Onyia last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyiah91451/
Onyiat915/
Onyhia914/
Oynyia911/
Gonyia910/
Oniya801,473/
Onoya801,223/
Anyia801,119/
Oneya801,053/
Onaya80345/
Onuya80223/
Onija80200/
Onyie80143/
Onyya8057/
Onayi8056/
Oneyi8053/
Onuyi8042/
Oniyi8031/
Unyia8030/
Onaia8014/
Onoyi809/
Onyji809/
Onyio805/
Oniea805/
Oneia804/
Oniia803/
Onoia801/
Onuia801/
Osnaya736,392/
Ongaya732,792/
Ongoya73599/
Goniya73267/
Ongayi73260/
Ongiya73231/
Ongeyi73178/
Onayah73135/
Goneya7368/
Anyiah7355/
Honayi7352/
Ognaya7346/
Gonayi7342/
Onyoha7342/
Gonoya7340/
Ogniya7334/
Ongeya7318/
Ogneyi7317/
Ognayi7314/
Omneya7313/
Onijia7313/
Onahia739/
Onyoya739/
Onnayi738/
Omniya737/
Ongoyi737/
Honoya736/
Honaya735/
Oyniyi735/
Onaiah734/
Anyiap734/
Honiya734/
Onyieh734/
Onuiyi734/
Onuyaa734/
Unyiah734/
Gonaia734/
Honoyi734/
Omnaya734/
Omneia734/
Gonyie733/
Onioyi733/
Onuiha733/
Gonaya732/
Onuoya732/
Onuyha732/
Onyoji732/
Omnayi732/
Onohia732/
Honeya732/
Honeyi732/
Ouniya732/
Onaiad732/
Oinaya731/
O'Niya731/
Onoiat731/
Ojniya731/
Gonyoa731/
Goneyi731/
Onuyah731/
Omnoya731/
Onehyi731/
Oniyah731/
Oneiyi731/
Onuoia731/
Omnyie731/
Ongoia731/
Onyoyi731/
Onoi'a731/
Onei'a731/
Oneyau731/
Ongeia731/
Ounaya731/
Gonoia731/
Gonoyi731/
Onoyah731/
Onieya731/
Ognoyi731/
Gonioa730/
Onay6719,010/
Onye679,172/
Onea675,608/
Oney675,259/
Onai673,778/
Onoi67811/
Onie67529/
Onaa67336/
Gounaya67273/
Onei67229/
Onoy67220/
Onau67187/
Onoa67142/
Honiyah67133/
Onae67115/
Onui67110/
Gouniya6718/
Hounaya6714/
Gongoyi6713/
Gongiya6711/
Honnayi679/
Honayat678/
Honnaya675/
Hosniya674/
Oneyije674/
Onyiehe674/
Oumniya674/
Gonyoha674/
Omnoiyi673/
Onaiaya673/
Gonnaya673/
Hosnaya673/
Onayaya672/
Onuy672/
Oniyath671/
Gouneia671/
Gongoia671/
Aanyiah671/
Onngiya671/
Onojaia671/
Hounayi671/
Houneya671/
Ongaaya671/
Oungoyi671/
Gounaia671/
Gongaya671/
Gongayi671/
Gongoya671/
Goonaya671/
Goineyi671/
Annyiat671/
Onoyowa671/
Onuoiah671/
On'goyi671/
Onga'yi671/
Oungaya671/
Oonaiad671/
Honoyio671/
Hoenayi671/

Onyia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onyia in the Arabic language
أنيياanyya-

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