Onigwe Surname
1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Onigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onuigwe | 92 | 894 | / |
| Onaigwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ounigwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Onhigwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onuigkwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Unigwe | 83 | 1,887 | / |
| Onigue | 83 | 867 | / |
| Anigwe | 83 | 394 | / |
| Enigwe | 83 | 304 | / |
| Onigbe | 83 | 70 | / |
| Onugwe | 83 | 64 | / |
| Onegwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Onygwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Unaigwe | 77 | 201 | / |
| Onuigbe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Enuigwe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Eneigwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Uneigwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Unoigwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onuegwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Unnigwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onikwue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onugkwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onuigue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enigwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onnugwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eunigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onaigbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anigkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enigweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unuigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unigwwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enaigweh | 71 | 24 | / |
| Anigweis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anikwe | 67 | 4,545 | / |
| Anigbe | 67 | 377 | / |
| Unigbe | 67 | 280 | / |
| Onukwe | 67 | 207 | / |
| Onegwa | 67 | 184 | / |
| Onegbe | 67 | 79 | / |
| Anigue | 67 | 19 | / |
| Enegwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Onekwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Enikwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Unigue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Enugwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Unigwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onique | 67 | 5 | / |
| Onykwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onegue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onjkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounnigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounhigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmnigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unikwe | 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 Onigwe
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