Onyeji Surname

150,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8401:62,3744,623
Austria211:405,49741,758
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States181:20,136,607622,629
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Onyeji (478) may also be a first name.

Onyeji Last Name Facts

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

Onyeji is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeji? popularity and diffusion

Onyeji is the 150,861st most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,494,880 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyeji reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyeji is also the 389,041st most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 478 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,840 people, or 1 in 62,374. In Nigeria Onyeji is most prevalent in: Abia, where 22 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Enugu, where 18 percent live. Barring Nigeria Onyeji exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Onyeji Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Onyeji earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.86% less than the national average, earning R 114,396 per year and in United States they earn 47.04% more than the national average, earning $63,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Onyoje671/
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Onyowe671/
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Onyaai671/
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Ongeia671/
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Onyyia671/
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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 Onyeji
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