Onyoma Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Onyoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Onyoma (36) may also be a first name.
Onyoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onyoma is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Onyoma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyoma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,220,661st most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Onyoma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyoma are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 36 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 83 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Onyoma is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
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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 Onyoma
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