Onuachu Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onuachu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onuachu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Onuachu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onuachu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onuachu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onuachu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwuachu93716/
Ounwuachu881/
Onwachu8628/
Onuochu861/
Onwuacu861/
Onwauchu809/
Onwhachu801/
Onuaju7788/
Onuazu771/
Onwuazu7117/
Umbachu714/
Onwuasu711/

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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 Onuachu
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