Onyabu Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyabu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyabu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Onyabu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Onyabu is most common in: Abia, where 88 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyoabu921/
Anyabu8318/
Onyawu836/
Onyobu832/
Oneabu831/
Oniabu831/
Anyabut774/
Anyabuj773/
Hanyabui711,187/
Unyoabuh712/
Anyawu6719,782/
Oniawu6783/
Anyobu6733/
Aneabu6732/
Anyavu6721/
Anjabu6717/
Uneabu678/
Ahanyabui671/
Enjabu671/
Hounyawou671/
Onyowu671/
Gouniabou671/

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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 Onyabu
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