Onyiwe Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Onyiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Onyiwe (11) may also be a first name.
Onyiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onyiwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Onyiwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyiwe? popularity and diffusion
Onyiwe is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyiwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyiwe is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name in the world, held by 11 people.
Onyiwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 61 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria Onyiwe is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyeiwe | 92 | 18 | / |
| Hounyiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onyibe | 83 | 5,675 | / |
| Onyewe | 83 | 210 | / |
| Anyiwe | 83 | 136 | / |
| Onyiwa | 83 | 109 | / |
| Onyisue | 77 | 32 | / |
| Onyibeh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Onyiowi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Onyewey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Onyewea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onehiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanyiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oonyibe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyeweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyiewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyiwaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onyesuie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onieva | 67 | 2,020 | / |
| Onyebi | 67 | 226 | / |
| Anyibe | 67 | 149 | / |
| Onyebe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Oniiwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Aniewe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Honyihoue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Anyiwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Onyewa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onyibi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oniebe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onyeve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aniywe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onyewi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anyewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onjibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unyibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oniybe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyeweowa | 67 | 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
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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 Onyiwe
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