Owoniyi Surname

220,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8431:96,1176,591
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Owoniyi (236) may also be a first name.

Owoniyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owoniyi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoniyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owoniyi is the 220,942nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,943,477 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoniyi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 583,008th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 236 people.

The surname Owoniyi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,843 people, or 1 in 96,117. In Nigeria Owoniyi is most common in: Lagos, where 19 percent reside, Kogi, where 18 percent reside and Ondo, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Owoniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Owoniyi surname is predominantly Christian (80%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owonniyi931/
Awoniyi8616,120/
Owaniyi86274/
Owonihi8635/
Oboniyi867/
Owuniyi862/
Ewoniyi861/
Owonaiye8067/
Awonniyi8015/
Awoiniyi805/
Ouwaniyi803/
Awoyniyi803/
Awomniyi801/
Awooniyi801/
Owonye7736/
Owonie779/
Owonji772/
Eweniyi71250/
Owenyie7138/
Awuniyi7124/
Owonije7113/
Awoniji7112/
Obonihi716/
Awoniyo716/
Aboniyi714/
Aweniyi714/
Awaniyi712/
Obuniyi711/
Owuniji711/
Awonyie711/
Owanyie711/
Obanniyi671/
Obonyoyi671/

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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 Owoniyi
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