Onwuchekwa Surname
Approximately 6,515 people bear this surname
Onwuchekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,030 | 1:29,377 | 2,472 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 113 | 1:3,207,601 | 184,423 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Onwuchekwa (818) may also be a first name.
Onwuchekwa Demographics
Average Onwuchekwa Salary in
United States
$54,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onwuchekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwuchekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onwuchekwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwuchekwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onwuchekwa is the 75,339th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,118,580 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onwuchekwa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 285,768th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 818 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,030 people, or 1 in 29,377. In Nigeria Onwuchekwa is most prevalent in: Abia, where 53 percent live, Rivers, where 10 percent live and Enugu, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Onwuchekwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Onwuchekwa surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwuuchekwa | 95 | 6 | / |
| Onwucekwa | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onwuchekwas | 95 | 3 | / |
| Onwuechekwa | 95 | 3 | / |
| Onwuchaekwa | 95 | 3 | / |
| Onwuchekwua | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onhwuchekwa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onwucheckwa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onwuchekwe | 90 | 251 | / |
| Onwuchakwa | 90 | 21 | / |
| Onwuchikwa | 90 | 19 | / |
| Onwuchekwo | 90 | 6 | / |
| Onwujhekwa | 90 | 3 | / |
| Anwuchekwa | 90 | 3 | / |
| Onwochekwa | 90 | 2 | / |
| Onwuchokwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Onwujekwa | 84 | 11 | / |
| Onwochikwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onwujekwue | 70 | 2 | / |
| Onwujekwee | 70 | 1 | / |
| Onwujikwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onwuchigbo | 60 | 11 | / |
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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 Onwuchekwa
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