Onyikeh Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyikeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyikeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onyikeh Last Name Facts

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

Onyikeh is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyikeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onyikeh is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Onyikeh reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Onyikeh is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 70 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Onyikeh exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyike923,437/
Onyieke8615/
Onyekeh864/
Anyikeh863/
Oonyike863/
Onyeieke801/
Onyeke777,678/
Anyike77380/
Onyika77180/
Enyike7722/
Oniyke775/
Oniike774/
Onyice773/
Onyiki772/
Unyike771/
Onjike771/
Enyieke7124/
Onyikai7110/
Anyioke714/
Onyedke714/
Anyikey711/
Onyehce711/
Anyikeu711/
Onyekee711/
Onyieka711/
Anyoike711/
Onyechee673/
Onyekoha673/
Onnyeche672/
Enjeikeh671/
Hounyika671/
Onyeceih671/
Onyecheh671/

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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 Onyikeh
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