Onem Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Onem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5121:345,98218,736
Thailand971:728,230119,953
India501:15,341,308250,737
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Önem (3,382) are calculated separately.

Onem (556) may also be a first name.

Onem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Onem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Onem (Russian: Онем) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as: Önem. For other potential spellings of Onem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onem is the 461,659th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,969,283 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Onem live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 356,749th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 556 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 345,982. In Nigeria Onem is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 82 percent live, Rivers, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 13 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Önem923,382/
Gonem891,251/
Oneme8968/
Oniem8927/
Oenem8917/
Oinem8916/
Osnem8915/
Ongem8912/
Otnem8912/
Oneam895/
Honem894/
Oneim894/
Onnem891/
Oneym891/
Onesm891/
Ounem891/
Onejm891/
Onhem891/
Goneem80504/
Goneam80218/
Goneim80156/
Otneim8066/
Honeme8033/
Gohnem809/
Oneame802/
Ongnem802/
Ouneme802/
Onniem802/
Oneime802/
Oomnem801/
Gonnem801/
Gounem801/
Oineme801/
Hognem801/
O'Neim801/
Goynem801/
Onen7517,574/
Anem754,996/
Onim754,406/
Enem752,720/
Unem75291/
Onym7585/
Ünem7514/
Homneam7341/
Hoihnem731/
Honneim731/
Oumneam731/
Ganem677,003/
Annem675,623/
Hanem674,141/
Gonen672,490/
Onnim672,213/
Onnen671,546/
Uneme671,264/
Onime67756/
Oneng67588/
Aneme67324/
Gonim67320/
Honen67290/
Eneim67272/
Gunem67204/
Aanem67166/
Aneem67135/
Ennem6760/
Anhem6754/
Öneme6751/
Onien6742/
Agnem6734/
Onyom6733/
Ungem6733/
Onaen6733/
Onoen6732/
Asnem6729/
Ongim6728/
Honim6726/
Angem6725/
Ognen6723/
Eneam6723/
Henem6720/
Hunem6715/
Aneam6712/
Ohnen6711/
Oinen6711/
Utnem6711/
Onyme6711/
Oonen677/
Aunem676/
Uneam675/
Oinim674/
Unnem674/
Aniem674/
Omnim674/
Ounen673/
Omnen672/
Eniem672/
Onoym672/
Oonim672/
O'Nym671/
Ounim671/
Hoogneem671/
Aenem671/
Uynem671/
Onuen671/
Oneen671/
Aneym671/
Amnem671/
O'Nim671/
Aneim671/
Onysm671/
Ahnem671/
Gonym671/
Ehnem670/

Onem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onem in the Russian language
Онемonem-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onem
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