Onuah Surname
Approximately 488 people bear this surname
Onuah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 478 | 1:370,592 | 19,784 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Onuah (30) may also be a first name.
Onuah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onuah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onuah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onuah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 627,290th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onuah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onuah is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 30 people.
The last name Onuah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 370,592. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Onuah is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onuaha | 91 | 374 | / |
| Onouah | 91 | 10 | / |
| Oneuah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onouaha | 83 | 6 | / |
| Onuha | 80 | 1,248 | / |
| Enuah | 80 | 92 | / |
| Onuoh | 80 | 78 | / |
| Anuah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Onoua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Onuho | 80 | 6 | / |
| Onouha | 73 | 462 | / |
| Ongoua | 73 | 218 | / |
| Gonoua | 73 | 37 | / |
| Onuhoa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Onuhia | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ounoua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Onohua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Onouoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ounuha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Onuuha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Annuah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Anouah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onauha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eneuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onuiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onuhha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anuaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onujea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oonuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oneuoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onuhaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enouah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onuhga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oonoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongaua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gongoua | 67 | 46 | / |
| Angouah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Onouoha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ounhoua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gounoua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onauoha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gonouho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onuuoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onguhea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onouhia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onuhoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounneua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honnoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouneua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonnaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oneuoha | 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 Onuah
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