Onwurolu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Onwurolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwurolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Onwurolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onwurolu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwurolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Onwurolu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onwurolu reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 57 percent live, Enugu, where 14 percent live and Kaduna, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent live.

Onwurolu Last Name Statistics demography

Onwurolu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 216.9% more than the national average, earning R 753,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Onurlu86724/
Unurlu71432/
Onural71186/
Onurel7122/
Enwereolu714/
Onriol713/
Onurlay6754/
Unurolo6719/
Aynurlu6710/
Onuoral675/
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Onroula671/

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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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  • 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 Onwurolu
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