Onuwah Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Onuwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onuwah (12) may also be a first name.
Onuwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onuwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onuwah is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onuwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onuwah is the 2,121,169th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onuwah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename globally, held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 56 percent are found, Enugu, where 13 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onuwa | 91 | 6,022 | / |
| Onguwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Onuhwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Onuuwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Anuwah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Onuwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onauwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuvah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ognuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuwha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onouwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omnuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuvahe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onuwoha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Annuwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anuwach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honubah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuewea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuwgai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onubaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onuba | 73 | 770 | / |
| Anuwa | 73 | 442 | / |
| Enuwa | 73 | 313 | / |
| Oniwa | 73 | 178 | / |
| Onywa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Onuwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Onuva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osennuwa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Oungouwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hounouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onowho | 67 | 64 | / |
| Anouwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Onueva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Annuwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Anuwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eneuwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aniwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ooniwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onguwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hanuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onuiba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Honiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onowua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onujba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anhuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Henuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anuwga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anuwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onoway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onguva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oniwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onowai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ognuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agnuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aanuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enuywa | 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 Onuwah
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