Onyekere Surname
Approximately 2,192 people bear this surname
Onyekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,161 | 1:81,973 | 5,796 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Onyekere (125) may also be a first name.
Onyekere Demographics
Average Onyekere Salary in
United States
$36,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onyekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onyekere is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyekere? popularity and diffusion
Onyekere is the 192,132nd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,324,610 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyekere live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyekere is also the 832,731st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 125 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,161 people, or 1 in 81,973. In Nigeria Onyekere is mostly found in: Anambra, where 23 percent are found, Imo, where 21 percent are found and Enugu, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Onyekere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Onyekere surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
The amount Onyekere earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 45.15% less than the national average, earning R 130,356 per year and in United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyekhere | 94 | 4 | / |
| Onyiekere | 94 | 1 | / |
| Anyekere | 88 | 19 | / |
| Onyekera | 88 | 1 | / |
| Uonyechere | 78 | 3 | / |
| Oonyechere | 78 | 3 | / |
| Aniekere | 75 | 26 | / |
| Onyikera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gonyikire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onoyekiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oneychere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onojechere | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gounoukere | 67 | 8 | / |
| Angecere | 63 | 53 | / |
| Anyikire | 63 | 14 | / |
| Gonoukire | 59 | 6 | / |
| Aniequere | 59 | 1 | / |
| Onojakerhi | 56 | 11 | / |
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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 Onyekere
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