Onyeiwu Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5261:336,77318,331
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Onyeiwu (19) may also be a first name.

Onyeiwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyeiwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeiwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyeiwu is the 568,231st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Onyeiwu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 19 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 336,773. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Abia, where 21 percent live and Enugu, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Onyeiwu Last Name Statistics demography

Onyeiwu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Onjewu77341/
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Onyebu77102/
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Onyivu7714/
Anyiwu7710/
Anyewu778/
Ongewu777/
Onyibu771/
Onhiwu771/
Oniayewou7522/
Onyeabu71165/
Onyivau714/
Anyeawu712/
Anyoiwu711/
Anyewou711/
Onyebau711/
Hunyewu711/
Aniayewu675/
Anyijawu674/
Onyeyebu674/
Onyejebu672/
Onyejabu672/
Onyeabou671/
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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 Onyeiwu
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