Onyekwe Surname
Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname
Onyekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,705 | 1:103,896 | 6,995 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Onyekwe (336) may also be a first name.
Onyekwe Demographics
Average Onyekwe Salary in
United States
$28,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onyekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onyekwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyekwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 226,928th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,075,809 people. The surname Onyekwe is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Onyekwe are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyekwe is also the 477,199th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 336 people.
The last name Onyekwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,705 people, or 1 in 103,896. In Nigeria Onyekwe is most frequent in: Abia, where 20 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Onyekwe Last Name Statistics demography
Onyekwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.66% less than the national average, earning $28,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyenkwe | 93 | 54 | / |
| Onyekwue | 93 | 52 | / |
| Onyekwey | 93 | 8 | / |
| Onyegkwe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Onyekweu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Onyekweh | 93 | 2 | / |
| Onyekwee | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onyeiekwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Onyenkwer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyejckwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyekwa | 86 | 60 | / |
| Onyekwy | 86 | 5 | / |
| Onyegwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Onyekwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Onjekwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyenkweae | 82 | 3 | / |
| Onyennkwue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Onyeigwe | 80 | 184 | / |
| Anyiekwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Onyiegwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onyenkwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onyikwue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyengwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onijekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onjiekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onejiekwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aniekwe | 71 | 4,003 | / |
| Onyikwa | 71 | 80 | / |
| Onyegwa | 71 | 33 | / |
| Anyakwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Onyegbe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Onyigwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Anyikwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onyegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyinkwa | 67 | 2,405 | / |
| Anijekwe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Onyengwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aniekwie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anniekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyankwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjeikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyonkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyankwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oneeigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyenkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyengwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Onyekwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis