Onunkwo Surname

203,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onunkwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onunkwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9311:91,7366,362
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Ireland161:294,30910,207
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England111:5,065,278148,650
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Onunkwo (32) may also be a first name.

Onunkwo Last Name Facts

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

Onunkwo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onunkwo? popularity and diffusion

Onunkwo is the 203,032nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,554,900 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Onunkwo reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onunkwo is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,931 people, or 1 in 91,736. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Enugu, where 18 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Onunkwo is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Onunkwo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onunkwo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Onunkwo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.02% less than the national average, earning R 104,520 per year and in United States they earn 28.07% more than the national average, earning $55,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onunkwuo931/
Ononkwo866/
Onunkwa863/
Anunkwo862/
Onumkwo861/
Onungwo861/
Onungwa71579/
Onungbo71103/
Onoungbo6710/
Onungwua675/
Oonungwa672/
Anaunkwa671/
Onungwah671/
Anungwa57162/
Onongwa573/
Anumkwa572/
Onungba571/
Anhungwa5328/
Onnongwa5317/
Anaungwa534/
Anoungbo533/
Angungwa531/
Enunggwa531/
Anahungwa504/
Oonnongwa501/

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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 Onunkwo
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