Onyeijen Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeijen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeijen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onyeijen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyeijen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Onyeijen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeijen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyeijen is the 2,555,468th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyeijen reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Onyeijen is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Onyeijen is most common in: Delta, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Edo, where 16 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Onyeijen exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyeijein943/
Onyijen93131/
Onyejen9324/
Onyejien882/
Onueijen882/
Onyijien881/
Onejeijen823/
Onyigen809/
Onyejin801/
Onyeine801/
Onyehing751/
Oniyin713/
Onyejehem711/
Onyechene711/
Onieing677/
Omniyin674/
Ounjaijeen674/
Ounjaijien671/
Ounjaijean671/
Onyeachina671/
Ongeyin671/
Anaejen671/
Onyeyim671/
Ongeain671/

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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 Onyeijen
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