Oonishi Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1441:887,80818,982
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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'.

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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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Honishi86125/
Gonishi8611/
Onischi866/
Onuishi861/
Omnishi861/
Onisi8351/
Onisheit801/
Onisei77284/
Onisha77209/
Onisie77179/
Onichi77104/
Onisii7778/
Honisi7747/
Onishe7743/
Oniesi7741/
Oneshi7735/
Gonisi7724/
Onaisi7716/
Anishi7716/
Unishi7716/
Ounisi7711/
Oneisi778/
Onushi776/
Onissi773/
Onyshi773/
Onisai772/
Oniseh771/
Oonisa771/
Onhisi771/
Onoisi771/
Hoinishie7579/
Ounissi718,367/
Onishea7156/
Annishi7151/
Onaissi7146/
Anishie7143/
Oneissi7138/
Aneishi7131/
Onisich7119/
Honiseh7117/
Onitchi7115/
Gunishi718/
Onushie716/
Hanishi715/
D'Onisi715/
Honichi715/
Onaishe712/
Ganishi712/
Onuichi711/
Onissie711/
Oniscio711/
Onueshi711/
Gonishe711/
Oniesha711/
Onissha711/
Oonnisa711/
Honisha711/
Onuissi711/
Ounnisi711/
Oniseis711/
Anaishi711/
Onichis711/
Oniossi711/
Oinishe711/
Gongisi711/
Anishei711/
Oneisha710/
Anisi673,928/
Haneishi673,854/
Onisa67348/
Onizi67242/
Onici67174/
Onise67149/
Unisi6744/
Hunaishi6720/
Hanaishi6717/
Ouneissi676/
Hanischi675/
Onisy672/
O'Nishea672/
Ounnissi671/
Ounissui671/
Onieshea671/
Hungishi671/
Hounhisi671/
Onisseit671/
Ounaissi671/
Honisher670/

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