Onesimus Forename
Approximately 3,908 people bear this name
Onesimus Forename Definition:
So called from Onēsimus, Philemon’s servant, of whom Paul wrote; in Gr.’Ονησιμος, signifying useful, profitable, advantageous. Onesimus was the name of a Macedonian nobleman, treated with great kindness by the Roman emperors, and who wrote an account of the life of the Emperors Probus and Carus.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | - | 1,767 | 1:145,990 | 15,219 |
| Ghana | 100% | 562 | 1:48,018 | 2,599 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 427 | 1:415,842 | 13,880 |
| Uganda | 100% | 365 | 1:112,211 | 4,880 |
| Liberia | 99% | 266 | 1:16,587 | 1,224 |
| Kenya | - | 91 | 1:508,869 | 14,004 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 85 | 1:181,457 | 11,201 |
| United States | 100% | 71 | 1:5,106,155 | 63,516 |
| Zambia | - | 69 | 1:229,780 | 7,530 |
| India | 100% | 54 | 1:22,497,740 | 509,959 |
| South Africa | 93% | 34 | 1:1,603,901 | 51,699 |
| Namibia | - | 25 | 1:96,167 | 4,687 |
| England | 100% | 13 | 1:4,277,148 | 41,317 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 13 | 1:627,101 | 46,379 |
| Qatar | - | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Philippines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,251,185 | 172,764 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 7 | 1:25,402 | 2,434 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 3 | 1:193,652 | 6,393 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
Onesimus (235) may also be a surname.
Onesimus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
So called from Onēsimus, Philemon’s servant, of whom Paul wrote; in Gr.’Ονησιμος, signifying useful, profitable, advantageous. Onesimus was the name of a Macedonian nobleman, treated with great kindness by the Roman emperors, and who wrote an account of the life of the Emperors Probus and Carus.
O-nes'-se-mus, profitable, useful. A Phrygian by nation, and slave to Philemon, who ran away, and was converted at Rome. Philem. 10.
Meaning: profitable.
Onesimus Forename Popularity
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onessimus | 94 | 27 | / |
| Onesimous | 94 | 7 | / |
| Onnesimus | 94 | 5 | / |
| Oneisimus | 94 | 4 | / |
| Oniesimus | 94 | 3 | / |
| Onesimuus | 94 | 2 | / |
| Onesimaus | 94 | 2 | / |
| Honesimus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Onesismus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Onesimuis | 94 | 1 | / |
| Onesiemus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Onescimus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Oneasimus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ounesimus | 94 | 1 | / |
| Onesimu | 93 | 113 | / |
| Onisimus | 88 | 1,606 | / |
| Onesimos | 88 | 33 | / |
| Onasimus | 88 | 29 | / |
| Onesemus | 88 | 22 | / |
| Anesimus | 88 | 7 | / |
| Onysimus | 88 | 6 | / |
| Onecimus | 88 | 4 | / |
| Unesimus | 88 | 3 | / |
| Onezimus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Enesimus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onesimud | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onesimut | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oneximus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onosimus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Onnisimus | 82 | 36 | / |
| Onnysimus | 82 | 7 | / |
| Onisimous | 82 | 2 | / |
| Onessimos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Oinisimus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Onnesimos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Honisimus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Otnisimus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Onesemu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Onisimu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Onezimu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Anesimu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Onisemus | 75 | 33 | / |
| Onisimos | 75 | 31 | / |
| Onizimus | 75 | 17 | / |
| Anisimus | 75 | 9 | / |
| Unisimus | 75 | 6 | / |
| Onozimus | 75 | 5 | / |
| Enosimus | 75 | 4 | / |
| Anasimus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Onicemus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Anosimus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onicimus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oneseemu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onesemos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onezimos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Onezimosz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Anezimu | 67 | 1 | / |
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