Onyei Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Onyei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Onyei (20) may also be a first name.
Onyei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyei is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Onyei occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyei reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The surname Onyei is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 75 percent reside and Plateau, where 25 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Onyei
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