Onyenma Surname

200,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyenma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyenma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0791:85,2065,986
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyenma (387) may also be a first name.

Onyenma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyenma is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyenma? popularity and diffusion

Onyenma is the 200,223rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,495,226 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyenma live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyenma is also the 440,394th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 387 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,079 people, or 1 in 85,206. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 59 percent live, Rivers, where 26 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Onyenma occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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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 Onyenma
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