Onuorah Surname

20,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onuorah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onuorah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria26,4791:6,690803
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
England771:723,61140,488
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Onuorah (786) may also be a first name.

Onuorah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onuorah is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onuorah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onuorah? popularity and diffusion

Onuorah is the 20,377th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 271,589 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onuorah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 292,462nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 786 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26,479 people, or 1 in 6,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Anambra, where 54 percent live, Enugu, where 14 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria Onuorah exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Onuorah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Onuorah surname are 38.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Onuorah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 22.77% less than the national average, earning R 183,516 per year; in United States they earn 24.39% more than the national average, earning $53,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.16% less than the national average, earning $22,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onouorah9310/
Onuarah8619/
Onuoroh865/
Onuiora863/
Onuhara713/
Onnuhara673/
Ongouoro671/
Goungouara591/
Onihara57900/
Anguuara531/
Anhouoro531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onuorah
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