Onuka Surname

137,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1491:56,2544,245
Japan501:2,556,88631,037
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Onuka (292) may also be a first name.

Onuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onuka (Russian: Онука) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onuka is the 137,661st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,239,565 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onuka live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most prevalent forename internationally, held by 292 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,149 people, or 1 in 56,254. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 23 percent live, Imo, where 20 percent live and Anambra, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 2 percent live and Ukraine, where 1 percent live.

Onuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Onuka surname is principally Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onguka91716/
Onuska91248/
Onuška9119/
Onukah9112/
Onucka918/
Onuuka916/
Onnuka916/
Onukka914/
Onukha913/
Onouka913/
Ounuka912/
Onauka912/
Onukas911/
Onuchka8323/
Onukaha839/
Onnukka839/
Ongouka839/
Onugkha831/
O'Nuska831/
Ohgnuka831/
Osnukha831/
Ohnauka831/
Onukaya831/
Onaukah831/
Onoucka831/
Onuhkha831/
Onuki8037,086/
Onoka801,663/
Anuka801,653/
Onika801,606/
Onuko801,202/
Enuka80653/
Onuke80565/
Unuka80107/
Onuca8035/
Onuky801/
Ohnoutka77157/
Hojnucka771/
Gounouka771/
Hanuka731,230/
Onguko73438/
Ohnuki73196/
Anguka73180/
Onusko73171/
Gunuka73159/
Ganuka73135/
Onooka73111/
Onuike7399/
Unucka7369/
Onokha7358/
Onuker7350/
Onuško7343/
Hunuka7334/
Onucki7326/
Annuka7326/
Onukho7323/
Onuski7322/
Anuuka7317/
Anukka7315/
Onikah7313/
Anukah7313/
Onucky7310/
Onokai738/
Onokay738/
Honoka738/
Honika737/
Onukit737/
Unukah736/
Henuka735/
Oonuki734/
Unuuka734/
Aenuka734/
Omnuko733/
Anouka733/
Onucko732/
Onukoh732/
Anukha732/
Onikau731/
Onikka731/
Onuske731/
Anueka731/
Onukou731/
Ounuki731/
Onouko731/
Enauka731/
Onnoka731/
Gonuqa731/
Onieka730/
Onushko67518/
Onuchko67256/
Hanouka67195/
Agnouka67145/
Onoukou6742/
Anuikai6731/
Hanukai6723/
Uynukay6715/
Ongugko6712/
Hoenika677/
Annouka676/
Onuscko674/
Honokha674/
Aenuuka673/
Henukah673/
Onucoha673/
Unaukat672/
Ganguka672/
Hannuka671/
Gunukay671/
Gunuuka671/
Haanuka671/
Ounouki671/
Honicka671/
Unushka671/
Gunguka671/
Angouka671/
Hanukah671/
Onokhai671/
Onuikhe671/
Enukaha671/
Annukka671/

Onuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onuka in the Russian language
Онукаonuka-

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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
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  • 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 Onuka
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