Onyekachi Surname
Approximately 16,461 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16,412 | 1:10,793 | 1,130 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
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'.
- daniel32610Onyekachi Demographics
Onyekachi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneyekachi | 95 | 9 | / |
| Onyekachie | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onnyekachi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onyeckachi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onyekhachi | 95 | 3 | / |
| Onyiekachi | 95 | 2 | / |
| Onyekkachi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oniyekachi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onuyekachi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyehkachi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyekachii | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyekaci | 94 | 5 | / |
| Onyekachist | 90 | 1 | / |
| Onyekacha | 89 | 52 | / |
| Onyikachi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Onyekachy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ongekachi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Onyhekaci | 89 | 3 | / |
| Onyekache | 89 | 2 | / |
| Onyekochi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onuekachi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onjekachi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Unyekachi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ongekache | 78 | 1 | / |
| Onyekazie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Onyekeizi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hounyekouche | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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