Onyisi Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3611:490,70024,586
Kenya3211:143,86311,573
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyisi (620) may also be a first name.

Onyisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyisi occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyisi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 479,498th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. The surname Onyisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyisi are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyisi is also the 334,926th most numerous first name globally It is held by 620 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 490,700. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 41 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Enugu, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 46 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Onyisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Onyisi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyishi922,143/
Onyiesi921/
Onyihsi921/
Onyisai921/
Onyishhi861/
Onyoishi861/
Onyesi83169/
Onyisa83134/
Oniesi8341/
Onyise8317/
Anyisi835/
Onhisi831/
Hounyissi801/
Hanyisi7721/
Onijisi776/
Anyishi775/
Oniishi773/
Onyiese772/
Anyiesi772/
Onyesih771/
Onyoise771/
Onyishe771/
Onyoesi771/
Onyitser711/
Anyishai711/
Hounhisi711/
Hounyizi711/
Anyesi671,741/
Anyise6797/
Anyizi6763/
Onyezi6741/
Anyisa6717/
Onyese676/
Aniysi674/
Onyice673/
Unyisa672/
Oniesa671/
Hounhissi671/
Oniese671/

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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 Onyisi
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