Onyeako Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Onyeako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Onyeako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyeako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyeako occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyeako? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Onyeako is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onyeako are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Onyeako is most numerous in: Lagos, where 55 percent reside, Abia, where 38 percent reside and Delta, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyejako | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onyejiako | 88 | 51 | / |
| Onyeaka | 86 | 973 | / |
| Onyejaka | 80 | 102 | / |
| Onjeiako | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onyeyaka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oniyeaka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oneyeaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyeiaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyejiaka | 75 | 1,409 | / |
| Onyeijaka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Onyajiako | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oneyjiako | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onyeoka | 71 | 102 | / |
| Onajoko | 71 | 85 | / |
| Anyieko | 71 | 22 | / |
| Onyejiakaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onjeeko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongeaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyieka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyejika | 67 | 11 | / |
| Onyjiaka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onyeokah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ongeiaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onejiaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyeoika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyoyoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyejeka | 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 Onyeako
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