Onwuzebe Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuzebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuzebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onwuzebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onwuzebe occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuzebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onwuzebe is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Onwuzebe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onwuzebe reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Onwuzebe is most frequent in: Delta, where 79 percent live and Abia, where 21 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwuzobe8816/
Onwuezobe8280/
Onwuchebe823/
Onwusibe7536/
Onwuzewa752/
Onwuziwe751/
Onwujewe751/
Onwuchewe713/
Onwusuibe713/
Onwusoibe711/
Onwusobi631/
Onwuchiwe592/
Onwujoibi591/

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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 Onwuzebe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis