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 is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyike? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onyike is the 131,521st most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,120,322 people. Onyike occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyike reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 413,955th most commonly used first name globally, held by 430 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,372 people, or 1 in 52,533. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 32 percent live, Benue, where 19 percent live and Ebonyi, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria Onyike occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Onyike Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onyike last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Onyike
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