Onyejesi Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Onyejesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onyejesi (11) may also be a first name.
Onyejesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyejesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyejesi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyejesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Onyejesi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyejesi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyejesi is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Onyejesi is most common in: Lagos, where 47 percent reside, Rivers, where 21 percent reside and Kano, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Onyejesi occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyejessi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Onyejiesi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Onyegesi | 88 | 132 | / |
| Onyejese | 88 | 20 | / |
| Ongejesi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Onyejesa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyejeji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyejasi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyechesi | 82 | 67 | / |
| Onyejezie | 82 | 3 | / |
| Onysojesi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Onyejeses | 82 | 1 | / |
| Onyeasi | 80 | 61 | / |
| Onyeaji | 80 | 23 | / |
| Onyeiji | 80 | 16 | / |
| Onyiesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oniyesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyejose | 75 | 303 | / |
| Onyeahsi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Onyejosa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Onyeijeh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Onjeyesi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Onyeyeji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Onyejizy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Onyawesi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Onyeashi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onyejiose | 71 | 11 | / |
| Onyeachei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyechese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyegechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyeagi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Onyieze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ongeasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onieije | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oneyejichi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogneasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyiesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyiese | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyeage | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Onyejesi
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