Onwusah Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Onwusah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwusah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4281:413,88521,554
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onwusah (20) may also be a first name.

Onwusah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onwusah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwusah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onwusah is the 676,370th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onwusah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onwusah is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 413,885. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Rivers, where 34 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Onwusah Last Name Statistics demography

Onwusah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onnwusah931/
Onwusa921,246/
Onwusha8617/
Onwusai8614/
Onwusoh8612/
Onwosah864/
Onwusau861/
Onwausa861/
Onwushai8058/
Onwuso77304/
Anwusa774/
Onwosa773/
Onwuza773/
Onwuca772/
Omwusa771/
Onwuushai751/
Onwusoaya751/
Onwucha7111/
Onwguso715/
Onwuzau713/
Onwueso711/
Onwuchay6758/
Onwuchei6727/
Onwuchey6710/
Onwuchaa673/

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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 Onwusah
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