Onyemelikeya Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Onyemelikeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Onyemelikeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyemelikeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyemelikeya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyemelikeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyemelikeya reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 41 percent reside, Taraba, where 35 percent reside and Benue, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyemelike | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onyemelkwe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Onyemelukwe | 78 | 829 | / |
| Onyemelekwe | 78 | 5 | / |
| Onyemelakwe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Onyemeluokwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Onyemellukwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oneyemelukwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onyemelukwu | 70 | 3 | / |
| Onwemelukwa | 70 | 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 Onyemelikeya
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