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 in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onukwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 545,543rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onukwu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onukwu is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name Onukwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 307,540. In Nigeria Onukwu is most numerous in: Delta, where 51 percent live, Benue, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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