Onyekanne Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyekanne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyekanne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Onyekanne Last Name Facts

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

Onyekanne is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyekanne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyekanne is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Onyekanne reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Onyekanne is mostly found in: Abia, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 48 percent reside.

Onyekanne Last Name Statistics demography

Onyekanne earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.83% more than the national average, earning $67,238 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyekanna89197/
Onyekan8813/
Onyekeanna841/
Onyekanihe841/
Onyekani8214/
Onyekana8213/
Onyekene8213/
Onaiyekan78107/
Henyekane7823/
Hounyekan786/
Onyikan752/
Ognekan751/
Onyekeni7154/
Anyekcan711/
Aneikane711/
Anyikaene673/
Anjekhane672/
Oneykoney671/
Aniyakane671/
Enyekanyi671/

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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
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  • 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 Onyekanne
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