Onukwubiri Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onukwubiri Surname User-submission:

The Onukwubiri surname comes from onu, which means 'mouth', and kwubiri, which means 'stop conversation'. But onukwubiri means 'stop to be talkative'. It also means 'stop spreading any news, rumors, gossip'. It is Originally an Igbo name in ancient Biafra land.

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Onukwubiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2821:628,16629,753
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onukwubiri (19) may also be a first name.

Onukwubiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Onukwubiri surname comes from onu, which means 'mouth', and kwubiri, which means 'stop conversation'. But onukwubiri means 'stop to be talkative'. It also means 'stop spreading any news, rumors, gossip'. It is Originally an Igbo name in ancient Biafra land. But today people bear it in United States of America and also in South Africa, which are immigrants from Biafra.

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The origin of the Onukwubiri surname is from Igbo tribe of Biafra land, which is present in the southeast country of Nigeria. It has been existed more than two hundred years ago. It means 'to girdle your mouth'. It's a compound word, from onu (mouth) and kwubiri (mute, silent). The creator of this surname was advising his generation not to be talkative, gossips, and slanderous.

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Onukwubiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onukwubiri is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onukwubiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onukwubiri is the 846,108th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Onukwubiri reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onukwubiri is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 628,166. In Nigeria Onukwubiri is most numerous in: Abia, where 73 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Enugu, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Onukwubiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onukwubiri surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

Onukwubiri earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,434 USD per year.

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