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
The last name Onyeoma is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Onyeoma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyeoma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 449,013th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyeoma live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 410,164th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 437 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 237,139. In Nigeria Onyeoma is most common in: Ebonyi, where 20 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Abia, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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