Onyila Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyila (346) may also be a first name.

Onyila Last Name Facts

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

Onyila occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyila? popularity and diffusion

Onyila is the 4,307,654th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyila reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyila is also the 468,941st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 346 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Onyila is most numerous in: Benue, where 65 percent live, Ogun, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyiloha8636/
Gonyilga867/
Onyilo833,716/
Onyela83323/
Anyila83245/
Onyile83101/
Onyili832/
Onjila831/
Oniela831/
Onyilioha808/
Gonyela77659/
Honyile7717/
Anyilat7715/
Ongiela7714/
Gonyile777/
Oinyilo774/
Oniyola772/
Anyiela771/
Oonyilo771/
Anyiola771/
Onyiloh771/
Onyelia771/
Anyilaa771/
Otniela771/
Onielia770/
Ounjaila7141/
Hanyilai7135/
Onyele67504/
Anjila67280/
Anyela67177/
Onyelo67110/
Ongela6761/
Anyile6759/
Aniela6740/
Anyilo6734/
Oniele6733/
Unjila6732/
Onjili6711/
Onyeli679/
Anyili677/
Oniile677/
Onhilo675/
Omjila673/
Anhila671/
Hongeilai671/
Oniylo671/
Onielo671/
Onjilo671/
Aniyla671/

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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 Onyila
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis