Onyete Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyete (35) may also be a first name.

Onyete Last Name Facts

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

Onyete is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyete is the 1,374,607th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyete live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyete is also the 1,744,716th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Onyete is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 1,150,278. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 59 percent reside, Kaduna, where 22 percent reside and Ogun, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Onyete occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Onyete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyeter922/
Onyette922/
Hounyete866/
Gonyette860/
Ongete83158/
Onyeti8333/
Oneute838/
Anyete834/
Onyeta833/
Oneite832/
Onyite832/
Onuete831/
Onaete831/
Oniete831/
Oneate831/
Ognete831/
Anyetei773,535/
Onojete7790/
Anyetey774/
Onajete772/
Ognetet771/
Oneiter771/
Onyetip771/
Onayate771/
Onoyite771/
Onejite771/
Oneites771/
Oneetee771/
Oneutee771/
Oneateh771/
On'gete771/
Onoyeta771/
Onge'te771/
Oniyeti771/
Aanyete771/
Honoete771/
Honeate770/
Onate735,863/
Onite736/
Oñete733/
Honeyeti7124/
Ohnieter714/
Onojeter711/
Onowethe711/
Onayatei711/
Aniete67725/
Oneata67449/
Anaete67269/
Angete6768/
Agnete6765/
Onatei6713/
Honate6712/
Onjite6711/
Onhate6711/
Anyeta6711/
Anhete6710/
Onaite679/
Onjeti678/
Aneite678/
Onueti676/
Onatte675/
Onnate675/
Onieta675/
Anyeti674/
Oneita674/
Onatey674/
Anyite673/
Honite672/
Ugnete671/
Oneuta671/
O'Nate671/
Honeytett671/
Onitei671/
Aneate671/
Unyeti671/
Onoeti671/
Ounite671/
Onatee671/
Onyiti671/
Onjeta671/
Oinate671/
Onyita671/
Uniete671/
Houngnete671/
Oneiti670/
Honeitter670/

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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 Onyete
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