Onyosi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onyosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Onyosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyosi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Onyosi.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyosi? popularity and diffusion

Onyosi is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Onyosi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyosi live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyotsi924/
Onysi911/
Onyasi83173/
Ányosi8340/
Anyosi833/
Oneosi833/
Onyshi833/
Onysis833/
Onyssi832/
Onyoji832/
Onjosi831/
Onyosa831/
Onaysi831/
Onoisi831/
Onayssi778/
Anyoshi772/
Anyosis772/
Oniossi771/
Onyashi771/
Onyosha771/
Anyossi771/
Hounyoassi751/
Onisi7351/
Anysi7323/
Onyse733/
Onési731/
Gonyasih711/
Honyashi711/
Onyahasi711/
Onishi67187,573/
Anyasi675,290/
Anyosa672,531/
Onisei67284/
Onayci67204/
Onisie67179/
Unyasi67122/
Eniosi6781/
Onisii6778/
Onyagi6765/
Anysei6762/
Honisi6747/
Onoise6746/
Oniesi6741/
Ognasi6735/
Oneshi6735/
Onesis6725/
Oneasi6724/
Onycit6724/
Gonisi6724/
Anyose6720/
Onaisi6716/
Onessi6716/
Onjose6712/
Ounisi6711/
Onioji6710/
Oneisi678/
Onyoge678/
Onyaci678/
Onesih675/
Oniose675/
Anaysi675/
Onyasa674/
Anyogi674/
Onyoze674/
Onissi673/
Anyshi673/
Onexsi673/
Oniosa673/
Aniosi672/
Onisai672/
Uonesi672/
Onyazi671/
Onyoje671/
Onhisi671/
Anyoci671/
Anysie671/
Onesys671/
Onyase671/
Onyoza671/
Onesie671/
Gonyse671/
Enjosi671/
Oynesi671/
Onesai671/
Onytse671/
Eneosi671/
Honeysitt670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Onyosi
  • 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