Onyekaomelu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyekaomelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyekaomelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyekaomelu Last Name Facts

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

Onyekaomelu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyekaomelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyekaomelu is the 2,689,253rd most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyekaomelu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Onyekaomelu is most numerous in: Taraba, where 48 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 18 percent are found and Abia, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyekomelu9515/
Onyekaomlu951/
Onyekaomelo911/
Onyekaomeli911/
Onyekamulu863/
Ongamel671/
Onkamla671/

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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 Onyekaomelu
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