Onwuemeli Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Onwuemeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Onwuemeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwuemeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onwuemeli is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwuemeli? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onwuemeli is the 1,628,521st most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onwuemeli are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Onwuemeli is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Onwuemeli is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 36 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Onwuemeli occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwuemelie | 95 | 182 | / |
| Onwuemelia | 95 | 5 | / |
| Onwumeli | 94 | 5 | / |
| Onwemeli | 94 | 3 | / |
| Onwuemele | 89 | 110 | / |
| Onwemelie | 89 | 3 | / |
| Onwuemilie | 84 | 1 | / |
| Onwumele | 82 | 18 | / |
| Onwemele | 82 | 2 | / |
| Anwamalai | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Onwuemeli
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