Onyeri Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7391:239,70613,922
Uganda451:867,54039,905
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England91:6,190,895170,599
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onyeri (24) may also be a first name.

Onyeri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyeri is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 426,610th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onyeri are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 239,706. In Nigeria Onyeri is most numerous in: Abia, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Onyeri Last Name Statistics demography

Onyeri earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyieri922/
Onyerei921/
Ongeri8312,074/
Onyera831,219/
Onyiri83503/
Onyere83126/
Anyeri8317/
Onjeri837/
Onueri834/
Unyeri832/
Onyerioha803/
Aniyeri77126/
Oniyere77103/
Honyera7743/
Onoyere7738/
Onayere7733/
Gonjeri7716/
Onoweri7711/
Onuyere7710/
Onuerio778/
Onyiera776/
Ounyere775/
Anayeri773/
Hongeri773/
Onyjiri772/
Gonyere772/
Onehiri772/
Oneyera772/
Ongieri772/
Hanyeri772/
Aneyeri771/
Gunyeri771/
Honyere771/
Ohnyiri771/
Oneyere771/
Onheari771/
Onyeyre771/
Oniyori771/
Ongeari771/
Onyerje771/
Onyerra771/
Ongaeri771/
Onayari771/
Onayori771/
Oniyera771/
Onoerhi771/
Gonehiri7140/
Honoerio712/
Onojerio711/
Onojerie711/
Ganayeri711/
Ounoyiri711/
Ongayiri711/
Honehiri711/
Ongeyere711/
Onyiriph711/
Onyirioh711/
Anniyeri711/
Gonuieri710/
Ongere671,474/
Anyiri67706/
Anyera67649/
Onuiri67604/
Onyirioha67600/
Anyere67447/
Angeri67371/
Aneiri67146/
Unyera67112/
Onyira6798/
Onyire6775/
Anjeri6766/
Anieri6757/
Onjiri6732/
Anheri6717/
Oniera6713/
Oneara6710/
Ungeri6710/
Oniere679/
Anaeri679/
Unyere678/
Onuere674/
Onjera673/
Agneri673/
Aneeri673/
Oneura673/
Onhiri672/
Aneuri672/
Onjere672/
Anayri671/
Oneira671/
Unyiri671/
Onoere671/
Anyery671/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Onyeri
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