Onyisa Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Kenya571:810,17431,920
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyisa is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyisa reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 2,330,826. In Nigeria Onyisa is most numerous in: Kogi, where 97 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyisia9287/
Onyisai921/
Onyisah921/
Onyisi83696/
Onyiso8378/
Onyise8317/
Anyisa8317/
Unyisa832/
Oniesa831/
Onyiza831/
Onyishi772,143/
Onyesha77246/
Anyisia77184/
Anyisha7769/
Onyisio7715/
Onyicha7713/
Onyicia779/
Hanyisa774/
Onyiese772/
Ganyisa771/
Anyiosa771/
Oniisha771/
Onyoise771/
Onyihsi771/
Onyishe771/
Gonyesa771/
Oniesha771/
Onyesah771/
Onyiesi771/
Onooyiza714/
Eunyisat714/
Honyesha711/
Aunyisat711/
Anyishai711/
Onyitser711/
Onyishhi711/
Onyoishi711/
Onieshea711/
Onyeso671,584/
Ongesa67625/
Anyiso67320/
Onyesi67169/
Anyise6797/
Onieza6764/
Aniesa6751/
Oniesi6741/
Onyezi6741/
Uniisa6717/
Aniisa6715/
Anyesa676/
Onyese676/
Anyisi675/
Onyice673/
Onyeza673/
Onieso672/
Anyiza672/
Anhisa671/
Ounjaisap671/
Onhisi671/
Unhisa671/
Uniesa671/
Unjisa671/
Oniese671/
Onyizo671/
Hounhissa671/
Hounyissi671/

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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 Onyisa
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