Onyemowo Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyemowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onyemowo 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
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Onyemowo (1,630) may also be a first name.

Onyemowo Last Name Facts

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

Onyemowo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyemowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyemowo is the 2,255,512th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyemowo reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyemowo is also the 191,097th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 1,630 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Onyemowo is most numerous in: Benue, where 66 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Ondo, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

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
Onyimowo8833/
Onyemowa886/
Onjemowo884/
Onyemauwo821/
Onyemuwa75742/
Onyemawa754/
Unyemowa753/
Onyemauwa71788/
Onyemawua716/
Oinyemuwa713/
Onyemaboi712/
Onyemuuwa711/
Onyemeuwa711/
Aniemawo633/
Hounyimabou531/
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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 Onyemowo
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