Onyek Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Onyek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Onyek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyek occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onyek is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyek live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda Onyek is primarily found in: Otuke District, where 50 percent live, Lira District, where 30 percent live and Agago District, where 4 percent live. Not including Uganda Onyek occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyeks | 91 | 3 | / |
| Honyek | 91 | 2 | / |
| Onayeke | 83 | 67 | / |
| Onyedke | 83 | 4 | / |
| Onoyeke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oneyeke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oniyeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Anyek | 80 | 725 | / |
| Onyik | 80 | 350 | / |
| Ognek | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ongek | 80 | 13 | / |
| Onjek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oneek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oneak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onayk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanyek | 73 | 73 | / |
| Honiek | 73 | 64 | / |
| Ogneke | 73 | 62 | / |
| Hongek | 73 | 17 | / |
| Honjek | 73 | 16 | / |
| Onayuk | 73 | 13 | / |
| Onayak | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hunyek | 73 | 11 | / |
| Anyiek | 73 | 7 | / |
| Unyeke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oniyke | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oneike | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oneyke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Onjeak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onjeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goniek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oongek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunyek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gonyeg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honayk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oneick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oniekp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onoyake | 67 | 202 | / |
| Honnayk | 67 | 60 | / |
| Honeick | 67 | 29 | / |
| Onykova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hounniyeke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onayake | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hounneyeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oonyike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onaweke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gonayak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hanyekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyiake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hongaek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hongeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onekova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honayak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honiyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanyeqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyneike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osnieks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oinayak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyegue | 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 Onyek
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