Onyaka Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Onyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Onyaka (219) may also be a first name.
Onyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyaka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Onyaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyaka live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 609,814th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 219 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 61 percent reside, Kogi, where 9 percent reside and Edo, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonyaka | 92 | 33 | / |
| Honyaka | 92 | 12 | / |
| Onyakha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gonyakah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oneyeaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Honnyaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyaka | 83 | 907 | / |
| Onyako | 83 | 17 | / |
| Onyake | 83 | 15 | / |
| Onyaki | 83 | 7 | / |
| Onyoka | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ognaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oniaka | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ounyakeat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hanyaka | 77 | 194 | / |
| Gonyoka | 77 | 22 | / |
| Anyakka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Anyakaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ganyaka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anyakah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Anyakau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ounhaka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gonyaky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onayoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohnhaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongeaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goniaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyakai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aanyaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oonhaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oinyako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oniakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyakoha | 71 | 236 | / |
| Honihaka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Anyakaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onejiaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gonyakeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haanyaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyoka | 67 | 997 | / |
| Unhaka | 67 | 376 | / |
| Anyako | 67 | 147 | / |
| Anyaki | 67 | 76 | / |
| Onyoke | 67 | 68 | / |
| Aniaka | 67 | 54 | / |
| Anyake | 67 | 36 | / |
| Anjaka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oniako | 67 | 9 | / |
| Agnaka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oneaca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Onjako | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oniake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onyoko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anyaca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onyoki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oniaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onioka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oniaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onjake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onjoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougneykay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongejiaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oneyjiako | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Onyaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis