Owoniyi Surname
Approximately 1,848 people bear this surname
Owoniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,843 | 1:96,117 | 6,591 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owoniyi (236) may also be a first name.
Owoniyi Demographics
Owoniyi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Owoniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owoniyi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible 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 held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,943,477 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Owoniyi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 583,008th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 236 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,843 people, or 1 in 96,117. In Nigeria Owoniyi is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 19 percent live, Kogi, where 18 percent live and Ondo, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Owoniyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (80%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owonniyi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Awoniyi | 86 | 16,120 | / |
| Owaniyi | 86 | 274 | / |
| Owonihi | 86 | 35 | / |
| Oboniyi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Owuniyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ewoniyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owonaiye | 80 | 67 | / |
| Awonniyi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Awoiniyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ouwaniyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awoyniyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awomniyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awooniyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owonye | 77 | 36 | / |
| Owonie | 77 | 9 | / |
| Owonji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eweniyi | 71 | 250 | / |
| Owenyie | 71 | 38 | / |
| Awuniyi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Owonije | 71 | 13 | / |
| Awoniji | 71 | 12 | / |
| Obonihi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Awoniyo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Aboniyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aweniyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Awaniyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obuniyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owuniji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awonyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owanyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obanniyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonyoyi | 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 Owoniyi
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