Onukwube Surname

316,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onukwube Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onukwube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1501:154,0379,726
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Onukwube (510) may also be a first name.

Onukwube Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onukwube is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onukwube? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 316,396th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,149,828 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onukwube live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 374,596th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 510 people.

Onukwube is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,150 people, or 1 in 154,037. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 25 percent are found, Abia, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Onukwube is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Onukwube Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onukwube last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Onukwube earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.88% less than the national average, earning R 102,480 per year and in United States they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $53,281 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Onukwube
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