Onyeuma Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Onyeuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyeuma is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Onyeuma reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Onyeuma is primarily found in: Kebbi, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyeauma933/
Oneyeuma933/
Onyeoma86758/
Onyeume862/
Onyeomah8026/
Onuyeoma802/
Onoyoma7173/
Onayoma7117/
Onyeome712/
Anejuma711/
Onyeomeh672/
Onajoma573/
Anoyoma573/
Enieumo572/

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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 Onyeuma
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