Onyere Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onyere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyere (45) may also be a first name.

Onyere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyere is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyere reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyere is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria Onyere is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 36 percent are found, Rivers, where 27 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Onyere exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oniyere92103/
Onoyere9238/
Onayere9233/
Onuyere9210/
Ounyere925/
Gonyere922/
Honyere921/
Onyerei921/
Oneyere921/
Onyeyre921/
Onyerje921/
Ongeyere861/
Ongere831,474/
Onyera831,219/
Onyeri83810/
Anyere83447/
Onyire8375/
Oniere839/
Unyere838/
Onuere834/
Onjere832/
Onoere831/
Gunyere77634/
Hanyere7755/
Honyera7743/
Onyiera776/
Onayare773/
Anyereh772/
Hunyere772/
Onojere772/
Aniyere772/
Anayere772/
Goneire772/
Oneyera772/
Onyieri772/
Onejere771/
Onajere771/
Onieres771/
Onyerra771/
Oniyera771/
Ongoere771/
Onyiare771/
Gonyire771/
Anyiere771/
Honjere771/
Onowere771/
Onoyare771/
Honiere770/
Onire73198/
Onare73163/
Gongeire7131/
Anieyere717/
Angayere713/
Gounyire712/
Ahanyere712/
Onojerie711/
Angeyere711/
Ongayire711/
Onejorge711/
Ongeri6712,074/
Anyera67649/
Onyiri67503/
Anjere67433/
Aniere67161/
Unyera67112/
Onyira6798/
Ungere6766/
Aneire6766/
Angere6758/
Onaree6740/
Agnere6734/
Anaere6728/
Honare6722/
Onuire6720/
Anyeri6717/
Oniera6713/
Oneara6710/
Ounare6710/
Onjeri677/
Unjere676/
Onaire674/
Anyire674/
Onueri674/
Oneura673/
Onjera673/
Onyerioha673/
Onaare672/
Unyeri672/
Gongawere671/
Anuere671/
Anyery671/
Oneira671/
Honire671/
Hongayire671/
Ugnere671/
Oneery670/

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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
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  • 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 Onyere
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