Onyebukwa Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyebukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyebukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyebukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyebukwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyebukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyebukwa is the 1,871,545th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Onyebukwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyebukwa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 29 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Cross River, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Onyebukwa
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