Onyemachi Surname

84,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyemachi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyemachi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,6131:31,5592,634
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England141:3,979,861125,553
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onyemachi (3,436) may also be a first name.

Onyemachi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyemachi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyemachi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,947th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,282,341 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyemachi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,350th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 3,436 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,613 people, or 1 in 31,559. In Nigeria Onyemachi is most common in: Abia, where 45 percent live, Rivers, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Onyemachi Last Name Statistics demography

Onyemachi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $48,019 USD per year.

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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 Onyemachi
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