Onyejiaku Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyejiaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyejiaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onyejiaku (11) may also be a first name.

Onyejiaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyejiaku is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyejiaku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Onyejiaku occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyejiaku are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyejiaku is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria Onyejiaku is most numerous in: Lagos, where 59 percent are found, Rivers, where 10 percent are found and Abia, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Onyejiaku
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