Onwuemena Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Onwuemena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onwuemena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwuemena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onwuemena is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwuemena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,281,391st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Onwuemena reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 35 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwuemenah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onwemena | 94 | 3 | / |
| Onwuemene | 89 | 1,409 | / |
| Onwuemeni | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onwuemenyi | 84 | 172 | / |
| Onwuemenie | 84 | 6 | / |
| Onwemene | 82 | 32 | / |
| Onuemene | 82 | 2 | / |
| Enuemena | 82 | 2 | / |
| Onwumanna | 78 | 5 | / |
| Onwemenyi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Omwuemene | 78 | 1 | / |
| Omwuemenyi | 74 | 4 | / |
| Onwamanna | 67 | 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 Onwuemena
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