Onyikwu Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Onyikwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onyikwu (150) may also be a first name.
Onyikwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyikwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyikwu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Onyikwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyikwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Onyikwu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Onyikwu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 752,187th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 150 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 51 percent live, Kogi, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyiokwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onyeikwu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Onyekwu | 86 | 341 | / |
| Onyigwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyekweu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Onyekkwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onyiogwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aniekwu | 71 | 838 | / |
| Onyegwu | 71 | 328 | / |
| Onyigbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyekwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anijekwu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Aniekwuu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onyigbou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aniejkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anjikwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anajiekwu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Anijekkwu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onyegbu | 57 | 709 | / |
| Anyegwu | 57 | 123 | / |
| Aniegwu | 57 | 36 | / |
| Anyigbu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Oniegbu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Anjekwu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Onnyegbu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Annjekwu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aneaekwu | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Onyikwu
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