Onokwu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Onokwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Onokwu Demographics
Average Onokwu Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onokwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onokwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onokwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onokwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onokwu is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Onokwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Onokwu are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Onokwu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Onokwu is most common in: Delta, where 79 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Ebonyi, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Onokwu Last Name Statistics demography
Onokwu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onuokwu | 92 | 28 | / |
| Onogwu | 83 | 2,154 | / |
| Onukwu | 83 | 587 | / |
| Anokwu | 83 | 553 | / |
| Unokwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onekwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuogwu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Onunkwu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Anuokwu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Anokwut | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oneukwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onhukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onaekwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anoykwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asnokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onougwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuckwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onukkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuchkwu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Onukwuha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyhnukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Unogwu | 67 | 3,477 | / |
| Onugwu | 67 | 2,023 | / |
| Anukwu | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Anekwu | 67 | 112 | / |
| Enogwu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Onogbu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Unukwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Unakwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enakwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enekwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Anakwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onegwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anogwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onagwu | 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 Onokwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis