Onwukwe Surname
Approximately 24,479 people bear this surname
Onwukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23,853 | 1:7,426 | 865 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Onwukwe (982) may also be a first name.
Onwukwe Demographics
Onwukwe Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwuekwe | 93 | 669 | / |
| Onwukwue | 93 | 17 | / |
| Onwukwwe | 93 | 3 | / |
| Onwujkwe | 93 | 3 | / |
| Onwuikwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Onwoukwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Oonwukwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onwukw | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ounwukwue | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onwwuekwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Enwukwe | 86 | 88 | / |
| Onwukwa | 86 | 29 | / |
| Onwugwe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Unwukwe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Onwokwe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Omwukwe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Onwukue | 86 | 5 | / |
| Onwuigwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Enwuekwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onnwugwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onweukwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ombukwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onwokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enweugwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwique | 57 | 4 | / |
| Hambukwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Onwugbai | 53 | 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 Onwukwe
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