Onyiah Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4051:437,39022,495
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyiah (18) may also be a first name.

Onyiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyiah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 664,903rd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Onyiah are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyiah is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

The surname Onyiah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 437,390. In Nigeria Onyiah is primarily found in: Enugu, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Onyiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Onyiah are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Onyiah earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyia9152,551/
Onayah83135/
Enyiah8379/
Anyiah8355/
Onyiat835/
Onaiah834/
Onyieh834/
Onyhia834/
Unyiah834/
Onuyah831/
Oniyah831/
Onoyah831/
Oynyia831/
Gonyia830/
Honiyah77133/
Onyiehe774/
Oniyath771/
Aanyiah771/
Onuoiah771/
Oniya731,473/
Onoya731,223/
Anyia731,119/
Oneya731,053/
Onaya73345/
Onuya73223/
Onija73200/
Onyie73143/
Onaih7368/
Onyya7357/
Onayi7356/
Oneyi7353/
Onyeh7348/
Onuyi7342/
Oniyi7331/
Unyia7330/
Onahu7330/
Oneah7317/
Onaia7314/
Onoyi739/
Onyji739/
Onyio735/
Oniea735/
Oneia734/
Onauh733/
Oniia733/
Onoyh731/
Onoia731/
Onuia731/
Honnaiah7126/
Hoiniyah7125/
Honeyhah711/
Osnaya676,392/
Onojah673,311/
Unayah672,867/
Ongaya672,792/
Aniyah671,660/
Ongoya67599/
Enayah67586/
Anijah67364/
Goniya67267/
Ongayi67260/
Anaiah67250/
Ongiya67231/
Ounaha67200/
Ongeyi67178/
Anuyah67138/
Anayah67106/
Uniyah6792/
Onujah6771/
Goneya6768/
Honayi6752/
Eniyah6748/
Onajah6748/
Ognaya6746/
Unijah6742/
Gonayi6742/
Onyoha6742/
Gonoya6740/
Ogniya6734/
Ongeya6718/
Onaiho6718/
Ogneyi6717/
Ognayi6714/
Omneya6713/
Onijia6713/
Enijah6710/
Anyyah679/
Onahia679/
Onuyoh679/
Onyoya679/
Uniiah678/
Onnayi678/
Omniya677/
Ongoyi677/
Honoya676/
Anoyah675/
Honaya675/
Onijeh675/
Oyniyi675/
Anyiap674/
Honiya674/
Onuiyi674/
Onuyaa674/
Gonaia674/
Honoyi674/
Omnaya674/
Omneia674/
Onaish673/
Eneyah673/
Gonyie673/
Onioyi673/
Onuiha673/
Enyioh673/
Onajoh673/
Onahue672/
Gonaya672/
Oneihu672/
Onuoya672/
Onuyha672/
Onyoji672/
Omnayi672/
Onohia672/
Enyieh672/
Honeya672/
Honeyi672/
Ouniya672/
Gonyeh672/
Onaiad672/
Oinaya671/
O'Niya671/
Oneath671/
Onoiat671/
Oinajh671/
Ojniya671/
Honeah671/
Gonyoa671/
Goneyi671/
Uneiah671/
Gonieh671/
Omnoya671/
Onehyi671/
Onajih671/
Oneiyi671/
Onuoia671/
Omnyie671/
Eenyia671/
Onojih671/
Oneuah671/
Ongoia671/
Onyoyi671/
Onoi'a671/
Onei'a671/
Oneyau671/
Onahay671/
Ongeia671/
Ounaya671/
Gonoia671/
Gonoyi671/
Enoyah671/
Anyieh671/
Onahgi671/
Onieya671/
Ognoyi671/
Gonioa670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onyiah
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