Onuwa Surname

80,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,0001:29,5242,482
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Onuwa (2,250) may also be a first name.

Onuwa Last Name Facts

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

Onuwa is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,805th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,210,154 people. The last name Onuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onuwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onuwa is also the 157,481st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 2,250 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,000 people, or 1 in 29,524. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 40 percent reside, Anambra, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Onuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Onuwa surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

The amount Onuwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 61.07% less than the national average, earning R 92,508 per year and in United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Onuhwa918/
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Onuwha911/
Ognuwa911/
Onuewa911/
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Onuwaja834/
Onuwoha833/
Onuwgai831/
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Onuba80770/
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Oniwa80178/
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Onuwo807/
Onuva801/
Osennuwa7720/
Oungouwa772/
Hounouwa771/
Anouwa7326/
Onueva7323/
Annuwa7313/
Anuwai7312/
Eneuwa7310/
Onuiwe738/
Ooniwa737/
Onguwo736/
Anuwah736/
Hanuwa734/
Onuiba734/
Hunuwa734/
Onujba733/
Honiwa733/
Onowua733/
Ujnuwa733/
Onuwue732/
Anhuwa732/
Henuwa732/
Anuwga732/
Enauwa731/
Gonuwe731/
Anuwoa731/
Uhnuwa731/
Aanuwa731/
Onguva731/
Oniwau731/
Onuwer731/
Enuywa731/
Onauwi731/
Onowai731/
Onuuwe731/
Agnuwa731/
Onuwei731/
Onuvah731/
Anauwa731/
Ognuwo731/
Onowaa731/
Enouwa731/
Onoway731/
Ahanuwa6759/
Honoway6757/
Enohuwa6710/
Hanauwa678/
Annouwa676/
Onuvahe674/
Angouwa672/
Agnouwa672/
Annuwah672/
Hanouwa672/
Ongouwe671/
Honubah671/
Onuchwe671/
Anuwach671/
Hanuwai671/
Ganuway671/
Ganhuwa671/
Anguwua671/
Atnuwat671/
Anuwaiz671/
Onubaha671/
Onuijwe671/
Onuiwje671/

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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
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  • 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 Onuwa
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