Onyech Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Onyech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Onyech (16) may also be a first name.
Onyech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyech is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyech? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyech are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name on earth, held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Onyech is mostly found in: Rivers, where 42 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 37 percent reside and Ondo, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyiech | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onnyeche | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oneyeche | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ongech | 83 | 13 | / |
| Anyech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onuech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Honyecz | 77 | 26 | / |
| Honeich | 77 | 10 | / |
| Onyeijh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyec | 73 | 3 | / |
| Onyej | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onyez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houneich | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ohneache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onayci | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ohnjec | 67 | 124 | / |
| Onujec | 67 | 80 | / |
| Angech | 67 | 10 | / |
| Honjec | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hanyec | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houneiche | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onyeij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Honeyc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honiec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyejj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyezz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ungech | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Onyech
- 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