Onewu Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Onewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Onewu (11) may also be a first name.
Onewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onewu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onewu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onewu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onewu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 11 people.
The surname Onewu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Onewu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 35 percent are found, Edo, where 29 percent are found and Lagos, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Onewu is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneiwu | 91 | 20 | / |
| Onaewu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ongewu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Oniewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onowu | 80 | 800 | / |
| Onawu | 80 | 292 | / |
| Anewu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Oniwu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Onjwu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Onywu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Enewu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Onebu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onaiwu | 73 | 3,733 | / |
| Aniewu | 73 | 347 | / |
| Onoiwu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Onowuh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Onawui | 73 | 7 | / |
| Honowu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Onebeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onuiwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onojwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hanewu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oiniwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anaewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onahwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onhiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oniwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anewut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onnebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oneabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enewou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohnowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onohwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunewou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gonevou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onievhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onnaiwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onnebau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onaiwuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onaijwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angewuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonevau | 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 Onewu
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