Onaku Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Onaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onaku is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onaku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Onaku reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Onaku is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Kano, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onakau9127/
Oneaku915/
Anaku80950/
Enaku80511/
Onoku80261/
Oneku8010/
Unaku801/
Honakupp7710/
Hounakou772/
Gonnakeu771/
Goynakau771/
Henaku733,505/
Anakhu73184/
Anakou7345/
Anakeu7342/
Hanaku7337/
Unakau7314/
Ganaku7313/
Angaku7311/
Onoyku738/
Anakau737/
Anazku735/
Onokus735/
Aanaku734/
Gunaku734/
Annaku733/
Enakhu733/
Onaicu732/
Anakuy732/
Anaeku732/
Anaaku731/
Onekou731/
Anakku731/
Onokou731/
Omhaku731/
Ongoku731/
Hounhakou7121/
Honnakupp711/
Onoukou6742/
Hanhaku6717/
Hanakou6713/
Ahanaku675/
Anakuha673/
Annakhu671/
Gunnaku671/
Onokhau671/
Enaakhu671/
Ounekou671/
Hanaaku671/
Gunakhu671/
Anakout671/
Annakou671/
Henakou671/
Asnakeu671/
Aasnaku671/
Ganakui671/
Eenaaku671/

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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
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  • 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 Onaku
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