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 in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onweka? popularity and diffusion
Onweka is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Onweka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onweka live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Onweka is most common in: Lagos, where 33 percent live, Ebonyi, where 22 percent live and Abia, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live.
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