Onukwugha Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onukwugha Surname User-submission:

The Onukwugha surname means 'people speak bad about you, but you speak good about them'.

Onukwugha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5711:310,23317,218
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
England151:3,714,537119,675
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onukwugha (72) may also be a first name.

Onukwugha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Onukwugha surname means 'people speak bad about you, but you speak good about them'.

- godson

Onukwugha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onukwugha occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onukwugha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,771st most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Onukwugha live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 72 people.

The last name Onukwugha is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 310,233. In Nigeria Onukwugha is most numerous in: Abia, where 21 percent are found, Rivers, where 21 percent are found and Edo, where 18 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Onukwugha exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Onukwugha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onukwugha surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Onukwugha earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.15% more than the national average, earning $52,276 USD per year.

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