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 last name Onewu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onewu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onewu is the 3,485,539th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Onewu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onewu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onewu is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Onewu is most frequent in: Benue, where 35 percent are found, Edo, where 29 percent are found and Lagos, where 23 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found 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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