Onyemobi Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyemobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onyemobi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2501:708,57132,605
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onyemobi (28) may also be a first name.

Onyemobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyemobi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyemobi? popularity and diffusion

Onyemobi is the 1,006,539th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyemobi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyemobi is also the 1,994,417th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

The surname Onyemobi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 708,571. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Abia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyemuobi943/
Onyemoebi942/
Onyemabi882/
Onyemaboi822/
Oniyamobi821/
Anyimobi751/
Anyimuobi711/
Onyemuowe711/
Onyemawa634/
Onyemauwe591/

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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 Onyemobi
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