Onyeama Surname
Approximately 2,390 people bear this surname
Onyeama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,314 | 1:76,553 | 5,482 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Onyeama (257) may also be a first name.
Onyeama Demographics
Average Onyeama Salary in
United States
$22,809 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onyeama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyeama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onyeama is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyeama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onyeama is the 178,656th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,049,182 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onyeama live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyeama is also the 555,528th most numerous first name on earth, held by 257 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,314 people, or 1 in 76,553. In Nigeria Onyeama is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 36 percent live, Abia, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Onyeama Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Onyeama earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 45.1% less than the national average, earning R 130,452 per year and in United States they earn 47.14% less than the national average, earning $22,809 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyeamah | 93 | 108 | / |
| Onyeyama | 93 | 5 | / |
| Onyeamai | 93 | 3 | / |
| Onyejama | 93 | 3 | / |
| Onyeauma | 93 | 3 | / |
| Oneyeama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onyeamma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onyeamoha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyeoma | 86 | 758 | / |
| Unyeama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Onyiema | 86 | 3 | / |
| Onyeamo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Onjeama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyeame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyeami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oniyema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyeama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyeomah | 80 | 26 | / |
| Onuyeoma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Onyeyoma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyeomahe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoenyeame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Angeyeama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anyiema | 71 | 109 | / |
| Onoyoma | 71 | 73 | / |
| Oniyemi | 71 | 60 | / |
| Anieama | 71 | 25 | / |
| Onyieme | 71 | 25 | / |
| Onayoma | 71 | 17 | / |
| Onajoma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onyeome | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onyiemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onjeima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oniyeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyejeme | 67 | 121 | / |
| Angeyama | 67 | 85 | / |
| Anajeama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onyeyemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ognuyemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onyiyemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onyeomeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anjiyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aniehama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onoyioma | 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 Onyeama
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