Onuelu Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Onuelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Onuelu (38) may also be a first name.
Onuelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onuelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onuelu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onuelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onuelu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onuelu is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 38 people.
The last name Onuelu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Wales, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwuelu | 92 | 68 | / |
| Onğulu | 83 | 537 | / |
| Onyelu | 83 | 86 | / |
| Onwelu | 83 | 64 | / |
| Anuelu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Onului | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onaelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuluy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oniyelu | 77 | 2,188 | / |
| Onuhalu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Anuyelu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onilu | 73 | 279 | / |
| Anulu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Onwuhalu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ongoulou | 71 | 15 | / |
| Onwuyhlu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Enwelu | 67 | 428 | / |
| Onwalu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Oungoulou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Onoilu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Anbelu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Umbelu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aneelu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ombelu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hanulu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onailu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounoulgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aneulu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annulu | 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 Onuelu
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