Oonishi Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Oonishi Surname User-submission:
Oonishi is a Japanese surname. Similarly to Konishi and Nakanishi, Oonishi is related to the word West.
In Kanji, it is 大西, which means 'big west'. 大 means 'big' and 西 means 'west'.
Oonishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 144 | 1:887,808 | 18,982 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oonishi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Oonishi is a Japanese surname. Similarly to Konishi and Nakanishi, Oonishi is related to the word West.
In Kanji, it is 大西, which means 'big west'. 大 means 'big' and 西 means 'west'.
- saquora.Oonishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oonishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oonishi is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oonishi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Oonishi reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 887,808. In Japan Oonishi is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 78 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 3 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.
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