Onuokwu Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Onuokwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Onuokwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onuokwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onuokwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onuokwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Onuokwu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Benue, where 23 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwuokwu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Onokwu | 92 | 41 | / |
| Onuogwu | 86 | 36 | / |
| Anuokwu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Oneukwu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Onwokwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onwuakwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onogwu | 77 | 2,154 | / |
| Anokwu | 77 | 553 | / |
| Unokwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anaukwu | 71 | 137 | / |
| Onuagwu | 71 | 97 | / |
| Onuogbu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Eneukwu | 71 | 23 | / |
| Anuogwu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Anokwut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Unuogwu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Asnokwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anuakwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onougwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwakwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwogwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osnuagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enweukwu | 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 Onuokwu
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