Onyekachi Surname

32,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyekachi Surname User-submission:

The surname Onyekachi or Onyekachukwu means 'who is greater than God'. In eastern Nigeria chi or chukwu means 'God'.

Onyekachi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,4121:10,7931,130
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England101:5,571,806158,774
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Onyekachi (139,233) may also be a first name.

Onyekachi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Onyekachi or Onyekachukwu means 'who is greater than God'. In eastern Nigeria chi or chukwu means 'God'.

- daniel32610

Onyekachi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyekachi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyekachi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyekachi is the 32,353rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 442,716 people. Onyekachi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyekachi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,520th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 139,233 people.

The last name Onyekachi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 16,412 people, or 1 in 10,793. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Imo, where 33 percent are found, Abia, where 20 percent are found and Anambra, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Onyekachi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Onyekachi surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

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