Onwuelo Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuelo Surname User-submission:

The surname Onwuelo means 'death will not swallow me'.

Onwuelo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onwuelo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Onwuelo means 'death will not swallow me'.

- hopeonwuelo
DNA test information

Onwuelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onwuelo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Onwuelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Onwuelo live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Onwuelo is primarily found in: Lagos, where 44 percent reside, Enugu, where 31 percent reside and Kogi, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwulo9213/
Onweluo861/
Gonwelo861/
Anuelo7759/
Onwula7719/
Omwelo771/
Anwulo771/
Onwuajulo751/
Onwulla715/
Anuelos711/
Onwulia711/
Anuelio711/
Anwehalo671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onwuelo
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