Onyish Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyish is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Onyish.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyish reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 60 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Abia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyishe921/
Onyih915/
Onyis914/
Onyise8317/
Honyis839/
Onyith834/
Onyieh834/
Anyish831/
Onyihe831/
Onyesh831/
Onyioha7774/
Onyeijh771/
Oniha73653/
Onyie73143/
Anyih7379/
Onyes7365/
Onyeh7348/
Onyii7347/
Onyha7316/
Anyis738/
Onyoi736/
Onyio735/
Onies734/
Onihi734/
Onihe732/
Onjih731/
Onyiğ731/
Onhis731/
Eneyiesh711/
Onihei6746/
Onyoha6742/
Oniehi6720/
Ongies6713/
Honies6712/
Gonihe6711/
Gonihi6710/
Honyisová6710/
Gunyis678/
Anhysh677/
Ognois676/
Ogniyi675/
Onijeh675/
Onaiyi675/
Onyeii674/
Onyeha674/
Gonyes673/
Onyice673/
Onyehe673/
Gonyeh672/
Aniish672/
Onyeij672/
Gonies671/
Onyaai671/
Oneayi671/
Oniese671/
Onjieh671/
Ongieh671/
Ouniha671/
Anyieh671/
Anyihe671/
Gonieh671/
Onyohe671/
Eniysh671/
Uonies671/

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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 Onyish
  • 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