Onyisi Surname
Approximately 696 people bear this surname
Onyisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 361 | 1:490,700 | 24,586 |
| Kenya | 321 | 1:143,863 | 11,573 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onyisi (620) may also be a first name.
Onyisi Demographics
Onyisi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onyisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyisi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyisi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 479,498th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyisi reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyisi is also the 334,926th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 620 people.
Onyisi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 361 people, or 1 in 490,700. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 41 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Enugu, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 46 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Onyisi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyishi | 92 | 2,143 | / |
| Onyiesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyihsi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyisai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyishhi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyoishi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyesi | 83 | 169 | / |
| Onyisa | 83 | 134 | / |
| Oniesi | 83 | 41 | / |
| Onyise | 83 | 17 | / |
| Anyisi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Onhisi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hounyissi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanyisi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Onijisi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Anyishi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oniishi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onyiese | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyiesi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onyesih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyoise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyishe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyoesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyitser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyishai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounhisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounyizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyesi | 67 | 1,741 | / |
| Anyise | 67 | 97 | / |
| Anyizi | 67 | 63 | / |
| Onyezi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Anyisa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Onyese | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aniysi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onyice | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unyisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oniesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounhissi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oniese | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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