Onyegbu Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyegbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyegbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6861:258,22614,856
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Onyegbu (10) may also be a first name.

Onyegbu Last Name Facts

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

Onyegbu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyegbu? popularity and diffusion

Onyegbu is the 472,684th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onyegbu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyegbu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Onyegbu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 686 people, or 1 in 258,226. In Nigeria Onyegbu is most numerous in: Abia, where 23 percent are found, Rivers, where 18 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Onyegbu Last Name Statistics demography

Onyegbu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onnyegbu933/
Onyengbu931/
Onuegbu866,842/
Onyegwu86328/
Anyegbu8643/
Onaegbu8611/
Onoegbu865/
Oniegbu863/
Oneigbu863/
Ognegbu861/
Oneagbu861/
Oneugbu861/
Onyigbu861/
Gounyegbou821/
Onyegbuhie821/
Anyiegbu804/
Anayegbu803/
Oonuegbu803/
Onyigbou802/
Onnuegbu801/
Aneyegbu801/
Onouegbu801/
Anyhegbu801/
Onuegbeu801/
Onyekwu71341/
Anaegbu71126/
Anyegwu71123/
Aniegbu7165/
Onuigbu7116/
Aneagbu7113/
Uniegbu7113/
Anyigbu715/
Ungegbu712/
Anuegbu711/
Onyigwu711/
Angaegbu676/
Anjeagbu673/
Onuigbus673/
Onyekweu672/
Anaaegbu671/
Angeagbu671/
Onyekkwu671/
Onyeikwu671/
Onyiogwu671/

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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 Onyegbu
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