Onyilogwu

Igbo

Etymology

Derived from Inland West Igbo Onyili (“invulnerable to”) + ogwu (“medicine, dark magic”); literally “invulnerable to dark magic”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔnjɪlɔˈɡʷʊ/, /ɔ̙ɲɪ̙lɔ̙ˈɡʷʊ̙/
    • Can also be pronounced the English way - [ɒnjɪlɔːˈɡʊ] or [ɔnjɪlɔ'gʊ].
  • Hyphenation: O‧nyi‧lo‧gwu

Proper noun

Onyilogwu

  1. A surname​.

Alternative forms

Statistics
  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Onyilogwu is the 2,666,379th most common surname in the world, belonging to approximately only 51 people (The actual figures can be much higher). Onyilogwu is most prevalent in Nigeria.
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