Onwuka Surname
Approximately 50,640 people bear this surname
Onwuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48,507 | 1:3,652 | 484 |
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| United States | 294 | 1:1,232,854 | 87,287 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Onwuka (3,256) may also be a first name.
Onwuka Demographics
Average Onwuka Salary in
United States
$44,074 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onwuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onwuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onwuka is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onwuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onwuka is the 11,089th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 143,909 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onwuka are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 125,541st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 3,256 people.
The surname Onwuka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48,507 people, or 1 in 3,652. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 21 percent are found, Anambra, where 17 percent are found and Imo, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Onwuka occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Onwuka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Onwuka surname are 6.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Onwuka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.59% less than the national average, earning R 155,436 per year; in United States they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $44,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwukah | 92 | 62 | / |
| Onwauka | 92 | 7 | / |
| Onweuka | 92 | 5 | / |
| Onnwuka | 92 | 4 | / |
| Onwukaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Onwuika | 92 | 2 | / |
| Onwukka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onwuuka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oonwuka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onwukau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onwuska | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oonnwuka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Onwukaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onwuke | 83 | 92 | / |
| Onwoka | 83 | 42 | / |
| Anwuka | 83 | 27 | / |
| Enwuka | 83 | 12 | / |
| Unwuka | 83 | 10 | / |
| Onwuko | 83 | 4 | / |
| Onwika | 83 | 3 | / |
| Onwuca | 83 | 2 | / |
| Anwukah | 77 | 31 | / |
| Onwuike | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onwukeu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onwuiko | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onwukee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oynewuke | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onwuhiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwuekeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anwuhika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwoke | 67 | 157 | / |
| Onwoko | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ombuka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Unwoka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Unwuko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onwoki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anvuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbuka | 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 Onwuka
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