Onwuama Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8981:197,26411,843
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onwuama (32) may also be a first name.

Onwuama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onwuama occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onwuama is the 378,966th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,736,248 people. The surname Onwuama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Onwuama are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwuama is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Onwuama is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 898 people, or 1 in 197,264. In Nigeria Onwuama is most common in: Enugu, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Abia, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Onwuama Last Name Statistics demography

Onwuama earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwuamah9343/
Onuama92300/
Onwama9214/
Onwuajmma881/
Onwuamaya881/
Omwuama866/
Onwamah863/
Onwuoma863/
Onwuame861/
Onwamma861/
Onwuomah803/
Onuoma77330/
Anwama7728/
Unwama776/
Anuama774/
Onwoma774/
Enuama774/
Unuama772/
Omwama772/
Gonwami719/
Onwuome715/
Gunuama713/
Onweume711/
Onweami711/
Oumbama711/
Onwomah711/
Anuamah711/
Onuomma711/
Enweama711/
Onuhami711/
Enuamah711/
Henuama710/
Hounwame6718/

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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 Onwuama
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