Onyida Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyida Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715

Onyida (17) may also be a first name.

Onyida Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyida is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyida? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,465,390th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Onyida is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyida reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyida is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 89 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Yobe, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyido83904/
Anyida83161/
Onyide8341/
Onyeda8311/
Onieda835/
Onyidoh7732/
Onyiede7711/
Onyided776/
Anyidai773/
Gonieda771/
Onyidio771/
Hounyide711/
Onyedi67754/
Onyede67131/
Anyidi67119/
Anyide6747/
Onyedo6744/
Oniede6723/
Anyido6714/
Oniide6712/
Anyeda678/
Oniedo675/
Anyidioha674/
Ongeda673/
Oniydo673/
Oniyde673/
Gonijidda671/
Aniida671/
Anhida671/
Onjidi671/
Hounyidje671/
Anieda671/

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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 Onyida
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