Onyekwere Surname
Approximately 38,207 people bear this surname
Onyekwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37,564 | 1:4,716 | 628 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Onyekwere (2,772) may also be a first name.
Onyekwere Demographics
Onyekwere Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Onyekwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyekwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyekwere is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Onyekwere.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyekwere? popularity and diffusion
Onyekwere is the 14,582nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 190,739 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyekwere reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyekwere is also the 138,694th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 2,772 people.
Onyekwere is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37,564 people, or 1 in 4,716. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 37 percent live, Abia, where 18 percent live and Anambra, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Onyekwere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Onyekwere surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Onyekwere surname are 42.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.15% being registered with the political party.
The amount Onyekwere earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 889.41% more than the national average, earning R 2,351,210 per year and in United States they earn 32.72% more than the national average, earning $57,269 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyenkwere | 95 | 2,023 | / |
| Onyekwerre | 95 | 10 | / |
| Oonyekwere | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onyekwereh | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onyekwwere | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onyekwuere | 95 | 4 | / |
| Onyiekwere | 95 | 3 | / |
| Onnyekwere | 95 | 2 | / |
| Onyekwerea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyekweire | 95 | 1 | / |
| Omnyekwere | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyekweere | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyekweres | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyekwerei | 95 | 1 | / |
| Onyenkwerre | 90 | 3 | / |
| Onyenkgwere | 90 | 3 | / |
| Oynyekwerre | 90 | 1 | / |
| Onyekweri | 89 | 24 | / |
| Onyekwera | 89 | 9 | / |
| Onyekuere | 89 | 5 | / |
| Onyekware | 89 | 3 | / |
| Unyekwere | 89 | 2 | / |
| Onyakwere | 89 | 2 | / |
| Onyegwere | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onyekwire | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onyikwere | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onejyekwerer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyinkwere | 84 | 4 | / |
| Onyengwere | 84 | 3 | / |
| Onyenkware | 84 | 1 | / |
| Onyenkuere | 84 | 1 | / |
| Onijekwere | 84 | 1 | / |
| Onyenkwera | 84 | 1 | / |
| Onyechinkwere | 82 | 2 | / |
| Aniekwere | 78 | 3 | / |
| Onyegbere | 78 | 2 | / |
| Unyekweri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Onyeguire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyeguiri | 56 | 33 | / |
| Onyegbiri | 56 | 3 | / |
| Aniequere | 56 | 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 Onyekwere
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