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

The surname Onwoke is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwoke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 in the world It is held by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Onwoke is most prevalent in: Benue, where 66 percent reside, Oyo, where 7 percent reside and Kwara, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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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