Onukwu Surname
Approximately 587 people bear this surname
Onukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 576 | 1:307,540 | 17,102 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Onukwu (37) may also be a first name.
Onukwu Demographics
Average Onukwu Salary in
United States
$76,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onukwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onukwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 545,543rd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. Onukwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onukwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onukwu is also the 1,688,769th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 37 people.
The last name Onukwu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 576 people, or 1 in 307,540. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 51 percent reside, Benue, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Onukwu Last Name Statistics demography
Onukwu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.39% more than the national average, earning $76,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onunkwu | 92 | 28 | / |
| Onuekwu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Oneukwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Onhukwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Onukweu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onukkwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onuckwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onuchkwu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Onukwuha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Honuekwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onnuekwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyhnukwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onuekwuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onugwu | 83 | 2,023 | / |
| Anukwu | 83 | 1,774 | / |
| Onokwu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Enukwu | 83 | 36 | / |
| Unukwu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Onykwu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Anaukwu | 77 | 137 | / |
| Eneukwu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Onuegwu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Onugwuh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uonugwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anuikwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anhukwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Annukwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onuugwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enuekwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anuukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onougwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuigwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onogwu | 67 | 2,154 | / |
| Anokwu | 67 | 553 | / |
| Enugwu | 67 | 128 | / |
| Anikwu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Onugbu | 67 | 81 | / |
| Anugwu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Unugwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Onigwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anykwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unokwu | 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 Onukwu
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