Onwukwe Surname

22,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria23,8531:7,426865
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England631:884,41445,970
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Onwukwe (982) may also be a first name.

Onwukwe Last Name Facts

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

Onwukwe occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwukwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,209th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 297,706 people. The surname Onwukwe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onwukwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwukwe is also the 257,086th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 982 people.

The last name Onwukwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 23,853 people, or 1 in 7,426. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 34 percent are found, Abia, where 23 percent are found and Anambra, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Onwukwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Onwukwe surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Onwukwe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.29% less than the national average, earning R 177,540 per year and in United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwuekwe93669/
Onwukwue9317/
Onwukwwe933/
Onwujkwe933/
Onwuikwe932/
Onwoukwe931/
Oonwukwe931/
Onwukw923/
Ounwukwue881/
Onwwuekwe881/
Enwukwe8688/
Onwukwa8629/
Onwugwe8612/
Unwukwe8612/
Onwokwe869/
Omwukwe868/
Onwukue865/
Onwuigwe8010/
Enwuekwe803/
Onnwugwe801/
Onweukwa801/
Ombukwe712/
Onwokwa711/
Onwigwe711/
Enweugwe671/
Anwique574/
Hambukwe531/
Onwugbai531/

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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
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  • 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 Onwukwe
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