Onwume Surname
584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Onwume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 536 | 1:330,490 | 18,063 |
Onwume (19) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onwueme | 92 | 667 | / |
| Onwumeh | 92 | 67 | / |
| Onwumer | 92 | 4 | / |
| Onweume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onhwume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onwumhe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onwum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onwuemeh | 86 | 22 | / |
| Onwuemea | 86 | 16 | / |
| Onnwueme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onwuma | 83 | 1,700 | / |
| Anwume | 83 | 59 | / |
| Enwume | 83 | 45 | / |
| Unwume | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omwume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onwumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onwumma | 77 | 37 | / |
| Onwuhma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omwumeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onwumaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anwum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onwoemey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osinwumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwumi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Unwuma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ombume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enwime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwuma | 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 Onwume
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis