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'''Onyeka''' {{Audio|Ig-Onyeka.ogg|audio}} is a Nigerian given name and surname of Igbo origin, it means '''“Who is greater”''' It is a name that evokes feelings of awe, respect, and connection to the divine. The diminutive forms include '''Onyekachi''' and '''Onyekachukwu''' which mean "Who is greater than God".
== Notable individuals with the name ==
===As a forename=== * Onyeka Nubia, British historian and author * Onyeka Onwenu (1952–2024), Nigerian singer/songwriter, actress, and activist, known professionally as Onyeka<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199726363 |edition=4th |chapter=Onyeka |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2024 |title=Iconic singer, Onyeka Onwenu dies after performance in Lagos |url=https://guardian.ng/news/iconic-singer-onyeka-onwenu-dies-after-performance-in-lagos/ |location=Nigeria|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> * Onyeka Ibe (born 1971) Nigerian-American painter * Onyeka Ibezim (born 1978), Nigerian politician * Onyeka Akumah (born 1984), Nigerian entrepreneur * Odafa Onyeka Okolie (born 1985), Nigerian former professional footballer * Onyeka Igwe (born 1986), British-Nigerian artist * Onyeka Nwelue (born 1988), Nigerian writer, jazz musician and film-maker * Onyeka Azike (born 1990), Nigerian weightlifter. * Onyeka Lucky (born 1995), Nigerian football player * Onyeka Okongwu (born 2000), American professional basketball player * Onyeka Gamero (born 2006), American football player
===As a surname=== * Ikechukwu Onyeka, Nigerian film director * Celestina Onyeka (born 1984), Nigerian former footballer * Godfrey Onyeka (born 1994), professional Canadian football player * Nakas Onyeka (born 1995), former professional Canadian football player * Kene Onyeka (born 1996), professional Canadian football player * Frank Onyeka (born 1998), Nigerian professional footballer * Kosi Onyeka (born 1999), Canadian professional football * Tyreece Onyeka (born 2001), English professional footballer * Francis Onyeka (born 20077), German professional footballer
==See also== * ''Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun'', 2022 science fiction novel
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Category:Surnames of Nigerian origin Category:Igbo names