Onyemesi Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyemesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyemesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onyemesi Last Name Facts

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

Onyemesi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Onyemesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyemesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Onyemesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyemesi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 14 percent reside, Enugu, where 14 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Onyemesi occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Onyemesi
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