Onwuzo Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onwuzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onwuzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3001:590,47628,418
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Onwuzo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onwuzo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onwuzo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 846,108th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Onwuzo live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Onwuzo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 590,476. In Nigeria Onwuzo is primarily found in: Rivers, where 46 percent live, Enugu, where 16 percent live and Abia, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Onwuzo Last Name Statistics demography

Onwuzo earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onwuzuo9218/
Onwuezo926/
Onwuezuo864/
Onwuso83304/
Onwuza833/
Omwuzo833/
Onvuzo831/
Onwuzuoha804/
Onwusoh7712/
Onwuzau773/
Onwueso771/
Onwusa671,246/
Unwujo6774/
Anwuza6712/
Onwuca672/
Enwuso671/

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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 Onwuzo
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