Onyega Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Onyega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Onyega (25) may also be a first name.
Onyega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyega is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onyega is the 1,955,159th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Onyega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyega live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyega is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria Onyega is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 48 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 18 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyenga | 92 | 39 | / |
| Oniyegha | 86 | 21 | / |
| Onyengha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Onyegach | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hounyega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyega | 83 | 933 | / |
| Onyege | 83 | 197 | / |
| Oneaga | 83 | 58 | / |
| Onyego | 83 | 39 | / |
| Onyegi | 83 | 34 | / |
| Onyiga | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ognega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onaega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoenyegah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyiego | 77 | 6,350 | / |
| Onayiga | 77 | 540 | / |
| Onajega | 77 | 146 | / |
| Onyengo | 77 | 91 | / |
| Onyenge | 77 | 47 | / |
| Anyiega | 77 | 37 | / |
| Onyinga | 77 | 26 | / |
| Anyegah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Onyegho | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ongenga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oneagha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Onoyiga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Goneaga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Anyenga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Onyeger | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onyegie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onienga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onyegey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyegye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyiege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oniyaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onayaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyegoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oñega | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onehiaga | 71 | 55 | / |
| Onyiagha | 71 | 34 | / |
| Onyiengo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Onaayiga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onyiegoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongienga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onayanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oneheaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyjiego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyige | 67 | 564 | / |
| Onjiga | 67 | 279 | / |
| Oniego | 67 | 107 | / |
| Anyiga | 67 | 106 | / |
| Anyego | 67 | 75 | / |
| Aniega | 67 | 21 | / |
| Onaiga | 67 | 18 | / |
| Anjega | 67 | 16 | / |
| Onehiagah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Onyigi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ongege | 67 | 12 | / |
| Anyege | 67 | 11 | / |
| Onuiga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onauga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aneega | 67 | 6 | / |
| Angega | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aneiga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onjego | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onoego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onoiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oneago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aneaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oneugo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ognego | 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 Onyega
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