Onwuamaeze Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuamaeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuamaeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9551:185,49011,283
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onwuamaeze (74) may also be a first name.

Onwuamaeze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onwuamaeze occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuamaeze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onwuamaeze is the 374,335th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. The last name Onwuamaeze occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onwuamaeze live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwuamaeze is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 74 people.

Onwuamaeze is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 955 people, or 1 in 185,490. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 42 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Plateau, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onwuamaeze
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