Onwuchekwa Surname

75,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuchekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuchekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,0301:29,3772,472
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
England601:928,63447,428
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Onwuchekwa (818) may also be a first name.

Onwuchekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onwuchekwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuchekwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,339th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,118,580 people. Onwuchekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onwuchekwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwuchekwa is also the 285,768th most common first name world-wide It is held by 818 people.

The last name Onwuchekwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,030 people, or 1 in 29,377. In Nigeria Onwuchekwa is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 53 percent are found, Rivers, where 10 percent are found and Enugu, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Onwuchekwa is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Onwuchekwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onwuchekwa last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Onwuchekwa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.39% more than the national average, earning $54,534 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onwuchekwa
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