Onyechekwa Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Onyechekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Onyechekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyechekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyechekwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyechekwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,689,253rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Onyechekwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyechekwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Onyechekwa is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 41 percent live, Abia, where 35 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyechokwa | 90 | 7 | / |
| Onyechekwe | 90 | 4 | / |
| Onyechakwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Onyejekwa | 84 | 4 | / |
| Onyejekwo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Onyejeckwe | 70 | 2 | / |
| Onyejekwwe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Onyijekwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onyegikwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onjejekwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onyejegbe | 53 | 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 Onyechekwa
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