Onyeani Surname

311,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1541:153,5039,692
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England91:6,190,895170,599
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117

Onyeani (244) may also be a first name.

Onyeani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyeani is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,791st most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,037,735 people. Onyeani is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Onyeani live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyeani is also the 571,890th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 244 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,154 people, or 1 in 153,503. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 61 percent reside, Enugu, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Onyeani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onyeani surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the party.

Onyeani earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyeanyi936/
Onhyeani933/
Onyehani931/
Onyaeani931/
Onyeana86114/
Onyieni86107/
Oniyeni865/
Onyeoni862/
Onyeany861/
Onyejeni8028/
Oniyengi804/
Onyejana803/
Onioyeni802/
Anyeanyi801/
Onyeanna801/
Onyiaani801/
Onyejiana759/
Onyeanuha753/
Anyieni71269/
Anyeane712/
Anjayani671,220/
Onyeyene6753/
Onyiaene6724/
Onyejena6716/
Enjayani676/
Onyejene671/
Anjiyani671/
Agnayani671/
Ounouani671/
Onyawena671/
Onyeonha671/

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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 Onyeani
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