Onweka Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Onweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Onweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onweka occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Onweka.
How Common Is The Last Name Onweka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Onweka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onweka are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 33 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 22 percent are found and Abia, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onweuka | 92 | 5 | / |
| Onweaka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Honweka | 92 | 0 | / |
| Onwoka | 83 | 42 | / |
| Enweka | 83 | 38 | / |
| Onweke | 83 | 26 | / |
| Onwaka | 83 | 20 | / |
| Anweka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Onwika | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omweka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onwueskai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Honwaka | 77 | 98 | / |
| Onwueke | 77 | 17 | / |
| Onwieke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Anweaka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onwuika | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oynweke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onweike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hounweke | 71 | 12 | / |
| Onwuekeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anweikai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anweakah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enwaka | 67 | 44 | / |
| Onwoko | 67 | 39 | / |
| Anwaka | 67 | 14 | / |
| Unweke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Omweke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anweko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Onwako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anweke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onueki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onveko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onueke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anueka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omweki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anweki | 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 Onweka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis