Onwoke Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwoke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwoke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onwoke (38) may also be a first name.

Onwoke Last Name Facts

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

Onwoke is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Onwoke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwoke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onwoke reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwoke is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.

The surname Onwoke is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Onwoke is most prevalent in: Benue, where 66 percent live, Oyo, where 7 percent live and Kwara, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwuoke923/
Onwok9128/
Gonwokeh861/
Onwuke8392/
Onwoka8342/
Unwoke8328/
Onweke8326/
Enwoke834/
Onuoke834/
Anwoke833/
Onwoki831/
Onwake830/
Onwoche7727/
Eunwoke7720/
Onwueke7717/
Eenwoke776/
Onwuike775/
Onwukeu773/
Onwuoka771/
Onwukee771/
Oynweke771/
Omwok731/
Onwochei711,226/
Hounwake7145/
Hounweke7112/
Oynewuke713/
Onwuekeu711/
Gonwokai711/
Onwuka6750,640/
Omwake6742/
Onuoka6738/
Onwaka6720/
Anuoke679/
Achinwoke679/
Enweke678/
Unwoka676/
Unuoke675/
Anweke673/
Onwaki671/
Onuock671/
Onueke671/
Onwoichei671/
Onwoochei671/

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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 Onwoke
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