Onyeneke Surname

190,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeneke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeneke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1671:81,7465,784
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Onyeneke (122) may also be a first name.

Onyeneke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyeneke occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeneke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 190,695th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,294,551 people. Onyeneke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyeneke are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyeneke is also the 844,248th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 122 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,167 people, or 1 in 81,746. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 23 percent are found, Enugu, where 14 percent are found and Abia, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Onyeneke Last Name Statistics demography

Onyeneke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.83% more than the national average, earning $52,567 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
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  • 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 Onyeneke
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