Onwuma Surname

236,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6831:105,2547,074
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onwuma (60) may also be a first name.

Onwuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onwuma has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 236,399th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,286,792 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onwuma live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous forename internationally It is held by 60 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,683 people, or 1 in 105,254. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 33 percent reside, Abia, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Onwuma Last Name Statistics demography

Onwuma earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwumah92568/
Onwumma9237/
Onwuema923/
Onwuhma922/
Onwumaa921/
Onwuemea8616/
Gonwumma861/
Onwume83536/
Omwuma8351/
Unwuma835/
Onwoma834/
Onwumo831/
Anwuma831/
Onwumi831/
Onwumeh7767/
Onwumer774/
Onweume771/
Onwomah771/
Onhwume771/
Onwumhe771/
Osinwumi711/
Anwume6759/
Omwumi6710/
Onwomo675/
Unwume673/
Omwume672/
Anbuma671/
Anvuma671/
Unwoma671/

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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 Onwuma
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