Onwenu Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2891:612,95129,166
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Onwenu (14) may also be a first name.

Onwenu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onwenu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwenu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 806,178th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Onwenu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwenu is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 14 people.

The surname Onwenu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 612,951. In Nigeria Onwenu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Abia, where 12 percent reside and Bauchi, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Onwenu occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Onwenu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Onwenu are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Onwenu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning $52,352 USD per year.

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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 Onwenu
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