Onunka Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onunka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onunka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9591:184,71611,258
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onunka (53) may also be a first name.

Onunka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onunka occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onunka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,903rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,474,406 people. Onunka is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onunka live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 53 people.

The last name Onunka is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 184,716. In Nigeria Onunka is most numerous in: Abia, where 79 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Onunka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onunka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Onunka earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.35% less than the national average, earning $15,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onunkas923/
Onounka923/
Onungka921/
Onaunka921/
Onunnka921/
Onnunkad861/
Oununkad861/
Anunka837/
Ononka833/
Onunko832/
Ounnunkad803/
Ununkat771/
Onunkoo771/
Ganunka771/
Unnunkad713/
Aununkad711/
Ungunkaa711/
Onuchenko67116/
Anonka6717/
Anunki6712/
Hanusenka672/
Ononko672/
Anunko672/
Anunca672/
Anunke671/

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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 Onunka
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