Onyeku Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onyeku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyeku (30) may also be a first name.

Onyeku Last Name Facts

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

Onyeku is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyeku is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Onyeku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyeku live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 30 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Onyeku is most numerous in: Delta, where 35 percent live, Kogi, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Onyeku is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyekup921/
Anyeku8339/
Onoyku838/
Oneaku835/
Oniyku833/
Onyiku833/
Onueku831/
Gunyeku7734/
Onyioku772/
Onjieku771/
Oinyiaku711/
Anyiku6729/
Anieku6716/
Ongecu6712/
Onjiku673/
Anueku672/
Anaeku672/
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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 Onyeku
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