Onwuka Surname

11,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria48,5071:3,652484
Togo1,1551:6,2751,305
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
England2081:267,87521,171
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Onwuka (3,256) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwukah9262/
Onwauka927/
Onweuka925/
Onnwuka924/
Onwukaa923/
Onwuika922/
Onwukka921/
Onwuuka921/
Oonwuka921/
Onwukau921/
Onwuska921/
Oonnwuka863/
Onwukaja861/
Onwuke8392/
Onwoka8342/
Anwuka8327/
Enwuka8312/
Unwuka8310/
Onwuko834/
Onwika833/
Onwuca832/
Anwukah7731/
Onwuike775/
Onwukeu773/
Onwuiko773/
Onwukee771/
Oynewuke713/
Onwuhiko711/
Onwuekeu711/
Anwuhika711/
Onwoke67157/
Onwoko6739/
Ombuka676/
Unwoka676/
Unwuko671/
Onwoki671/
Anvuka671/
Anbuka671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onwuka
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