Onu is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Onu
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Onu

How popular is Onu?

Onu is common in Nigeria.

Onu is ranked 7347 on our list.

There are about 140 people in US who wears Onu as surname and ranked 123064 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 87.14
White 10.71
Onu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 73666 people have been found who wears Onu as their family name. Onu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
153,990 Australia7
122,390 Belarus4
67,494 South Africa3
35,184 Poland3
16,136 Kenya3
91,784 Netherlands2
20,595 China2
11,224 Cameroon2
89,020 Tanzania2
147,165 Czech Republic2
23,344 Austria2
10,284 Kuwait2
14,521 Portugal2
10,190 Bahrain1
2,505 Congo1
24,771 Colombia1
30,360 Thailand1
31,584 Peru1
1,879 Belize1
91,024 Belgium1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
18,969 Wales1
40,340 Malaysia1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
20,172 Hungary1
81,201 Switzerland1
1,005 The Gambia1
4,435 Togo1
7,941 Guatemala1
42,479 Greece1
408 Åland1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
219,714 Russia39
12,692 Scotland33
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
98,676 Canada27
23,443 Norway26
368,094 India25
42,407 Sweden22
14,048 Ireland16
202,099 Ukraine14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,193 Estonia77
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Onu:
6,557 Ghana399
28,762 Indonesia367
1,825 Moldova292
19,128 England280
20,451 Turkey279
59,024 Germany168
129,535 United States163
23,773 Spain117
84,907 France110
Countries with thousands of Onu:
2,038 Bangladesh5,156
1,258 Romania1,962
Countries with ten thousands of Onu:
378 Nigeria63,885
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Onu Namesakes

  • Ami Onuki, Singer
  • Ebus Onuchukwu, Soccer player
  • Aras Onur, Author
  • Arinze Onuaku, Basketball player
  • Bede Onuoha, Author
  • Bogdan Onuț, Soccer player
  • Cengiz Onural, Film Score Composer
  • Yury Onufriyenko, Cosmonaut
  • Dontrell Onuoha, Football defensive lineman
  • Paul Onuachu, Soccer player
  • Lisa Onu portrayed vital character of N in 2013 drama film Priceless Passion.

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