Onuaka Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Onuaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Onuaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onuaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onuaka is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onuaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onuaka is the 2,979,664th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Onuaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onuaka reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Onuaka is primarily found in: Enugu, where 36 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 33 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Onuaka occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwuaka | 92 | 18 | / |
| Onuakaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onuakaya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Onuoka | 83 | 38 | / |
| Onwaka | 83 | 20 | / |
| Onuaki | 83 | 2 | / |
| Anuaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Enuaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Honwaka | 77 | 98 | / |
| Onwauka | 77 | 7 | / |
| Onweuka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onweaka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Unuakha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuokah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onwuoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonwakay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enuoka | 67 | 54 | / |
| Enwaka | 67 | 44 | / |
| Onwoka | 67 | 42 | / |
| Anwaka | 67 | 14 | / |
| Anuake | 67 | 10 | / |
| Anuoka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Unwaka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Onuoko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onuoke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onuace | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anuako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unuoka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enuako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onvako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwake | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Onuaka
- 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