Onyekwelu Surname

104,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyekwelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyekwelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,2601:41,5833,291
United States811:4,474,802235,715
England651:857,20145,134
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gambia41:480,863548
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Onyekwelu (429) may also be a first name.

Onyekwelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyekwelu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyekwelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyekwelu is the 104,628th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,625,233 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Onyekwelu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 414,511th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 429 people.

The last name Onyekwelu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,260 people, or 1 in 41,583. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Plateau, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Onyekwelu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onyekwelu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Onyekwelu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.36% less than the national average, earning R 160,740 per year and in United States they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $37,198 USD per year.

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Onekle672/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onyekwelu
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