Onyeoma Surname
Approximately 758 people bear this surname
Onyeoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 747 | 1:237,139 | 13,800 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onyeoma (437) may also be a first name.
Onyeoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyeoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyeoma occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyeoma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onyeoma is the 449,013th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyeoma reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 410,164th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 437 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 237,139. In Nigeria Onyeoma is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 20 percent are found, Enugu, where 19 percent are found and Abia, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Onyeoma occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyeomah | 93 | 26 | / |
| Onuyeoma | 93 | 2 | / |
| Onyeomahe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyeama | 86 | 2,390 | / |
| Onoyoma | 86 | 73 | / |
| Onyeuma | 86 | 38 | / |
| Onayoma | 86 | 17 | / |
| Onyeome | 86 | 2 | / |
| Onyeamah | 80 | 108 | / |
| Onyeamai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onyeauma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Onyeomeh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oneyeama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onoyioma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyeamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyeamoha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Unyeama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Onajoma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anoyoma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Onyeume | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onyeamo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anyeama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyeami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyeame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onujioma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoenyeame | 63 | 1 | / |
| Angeyeama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onajomo | 57 | 295 | / |
| Anieama | 57 | 25 | / |
| Anujoma | 57 | 3 | / |
| Onaiomo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Onojomo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anoyomoh | 53 | 10 | / |
| Anajeama | 53 | 6 | / |
| Onajomoh | 53 | 5 | / |
| Aniehama | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ona'ayamo | 50 | 17 | / |
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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 Onyeoma
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