Onwuji Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Onwuji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onwuji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwuji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onwuji is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwuji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Onwuji reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 32 percent reside and Abia, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwujei | 92 | 35 | / |
| Onwueji | 92 | 4 | / |
| Onwujie | 92 | 3 | / |
| Onwuaji | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onwusi | 83 | 857 | / |
| Onwuje | 83 | 41 | / |
| Onuoji | 83 | 16 | / |
| Onwaji | 83 | 16 | / |
| Onwuyi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Onuiji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onwuzi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onweji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuaji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anwuji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onwueyi | 77 | 620 | / |
| Onwuaju | 77 | 245 | / |
| Onwueje | 77 | 137 | / |
| Onwuhai | 77 | 28 | / |
| Onwusai | 77 | 14 | / |
| Onuojii | 77 | 9 | / |
| Onwuije | 77 | 6 | / |
| Onwusie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onwuayi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onwuzie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onwuaja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onweusi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hounwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onwai | 73 | 34 | / |
| Onwie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Anwui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onwuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onwuejeh | 71 | 13 | / |
| Onwusihe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Onwuahia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Onhwueyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onwuhoia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anwusi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Onuaju | 67 | 88 | / |
| Unwujo | 67 | 74 | / |
| Onuaja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Onwaju | 67 | 17 | / |
| Onwuge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Onwayi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Onwuse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Onweje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Anwaji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Onweyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ganwui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwojo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onuojo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onuoja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwuaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwuza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onuaje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Honwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onwuze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anuaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onweue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuoia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onueyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onnweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asnwui | 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 Onwuji
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis