Onesime Surname

116,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Onesime Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onesime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3,7551:3,620598
France1211:548,94874,759
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Onesime (6,018) may also be a first name.

Onesime Last Name Facts

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

Onesime is found most in Chad. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onesime? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,615th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,844,015 people. Onesime is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onesime live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa. Onesime is also the 85,503rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 6,018 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Chad, where it is held by 3,755 people, or 1 in 3,620. Barring Chad Onesime is found in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Onesime Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Onesime has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onessime93386/
Onesimes931/
Onesim92770/
Onezime86369/
Onesima8615/
Onosime862/
Onegime861/
Oneseme861/
Onexime861/
Onisime860/
Onosieme8013/
Aniesime801/
Onisim77188/
Onezim771/
Onesem771/
Onoseme71465/
Onejeme71138/
Anexime7120/
Anhesim7116/
Onissim714/
Onegeme713/
Onisima712/
Onaseme711/
Onezyme711/
Onijeme711/
Onézime711/
Onisimi711/
Onyjeme711/
Enesimi711/
Unesima711/
Onicime710/
Onishima671,809/
Anhezime671/
Eneshimi671/
Anechime671/
Oenoseme671/

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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 Onesime
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