Onyewere Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Onyewere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Onyewere (17) may also be a first name.
Onyewere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyewere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyewere occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyewere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,620,164th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Onyewere is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyewere live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyewere is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name globally, held by 17 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 34 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Rivers, where 20 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyenwere | 94 | 412 | / |
| Onnyenwere | 89 | 4 | / |
| Onyenweire | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onyewera | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyiwere | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyebere | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyeweri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onyenweri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Onyeberi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onyebiri | 63 | 22 | / |
| Onyeviri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Anyembire | 59 | 1 | / |
| Anjehmbere | 56 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Onyewere
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis