Onwughalu Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwughalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwughalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9361:189,25511,482
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onwughalu (24) may also be a first name.

Onwughalu Last Name Facts

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

Onwughalu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwughalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onwughalu is the 372,504th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Onwughalu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwughalu is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 936 people, or 1 in 189,255. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 20 percent live, Plateau, where 13 percent live and Enugu, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria Onwughalu occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Onwughalu Last Name Statistics demography

Onwughalu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwunghalu951/
Onwugahalu951/
Onwughaulu951/
Onwugalu942/
Onwugaalu892/
Onwugaliu891/
Onwugholu891/
Omwughalu891/
Onwuggaulu841/
Onwugelu821/
Onwugolu821/
Umbugalu591/

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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 Onwughalu
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