Onyegu Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2591:683,94931,723
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyegu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyegu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyegu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyegu is the 980,795th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyegu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Onyegu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 683,949. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Enugu, where 37 percent live, Delta, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyoegu923/
Ongegu8370/
Anyegu8331/
Onuegu8312/
Onyigu831/
Oneagu831/
Onyiagu7769/
Onyiogu7722/
Anoyegu772/
Anyeguh771/
Oniyogou7120/
Onojeghu711/
Aniegu6772/
Anyigu6714/
Anaegu671/

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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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  • 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 Onyegu
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