Onyike Surname

131,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3721:52,5334,016
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England61:9,286,343223,652
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Onyike (430) may also be a first name.

Onyike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyike occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyike? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,521st most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,120,322 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyike live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 413,955th most common given name world-wide, held by 430 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,372 people, or 1 in 52,533. In Nigeria Onyike is most frequent in: Abia, where 32 percent are found, Benue, where 19 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 10 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Onyike Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Onyike are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Onyike earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $46,187 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyieke9215/
Onyikeh9212/
Oonyike923/
Onyeieke861/
Onyeke837,678/
Anyike83380/
Onyika83180/
Oniyke835/
Oniike834/
Onyice833/
Onyiki832/
Unyike831/
Onjike831/
Onyikai7710/
Onyedke774/
Onyekeh774/
Anyioke774/
Anyikeh773/
Anyoike771/
Onyieka771/
Onyekee771/
Anyikeu771/
Anyikey771/
Hounyika711/
Onyeka6740,602/
Anieke673,668/
Anyika672,914/
Anyeke67458/
Unyika67178/
Ogneke6762/
Anyiki6715/
Ongeke6715/
Unyeke676/
Anjike674/
Onieki674/
Aniyke673/
Onyica672/
Oniyka672/
Unjike672/
Onyeki671/
Onjeke671/
Anyice671/
Onieka670/

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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 Onyike
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