Onunwa Surname
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
Onunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 720 | 1:246,032 | 14,240 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Onunwa (20) may also be a first name.
Onunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onunwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onunwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 459,064th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onunwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common given name globally, borne by 20 people.
The surname Onunwa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 720 people, or 1 in 246,032. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 23 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Abia, where 21 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onunwah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Oinhunwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Onunwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Enunwa | 83 | 380 | / |
| Anunwa | 83 | 174 | / |
| Onunwo | 83 | 101 | / |
| Onunwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Onumwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Onunba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ononwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ununwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ounhounwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Enunwah | 77 | 65 | / |
| Anunwah | 77 | 19 | / |
| Onunwge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahanunwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onumba | 67 | 579 | / |
| Anonwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Anunba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ononwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ononwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anunua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enunwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ononwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anumwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anunwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuchinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anonua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Onunwa
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