Onyenekwe Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyenekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyenekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6761:262,04615,025
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Onyenekwe (12) may also be a first name.

Onyenekwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyenekwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyenekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 468,258th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. Onyenekwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Onyenekwe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 262,046. In Nigeria Onyenekwe is primarily found in: Rivers, where 18 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Onyenekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Onyenekwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyenaekwe958/
Onyennekwe951/
Onyenakwe8944/
Onyenekwa892/
Onyenikwe892/
Onyenekwy891/
Onyenokwue8411/
Onyinokwe784/
Onyenegbe781/
Onyenigwe781/
Onyenancwe741/
Onyenagwa6713/
Onyenokue672/
Onyenikue671/

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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 Onyenekwe
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