Onesimo Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Onesimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onesimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Onésimo (8) are calculated separately.

Onesimo (28,882) may also be a first name.

Onesimo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onesimo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Onésimo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onesimo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 622,538th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Onesimo are found; 24 percent are found in East Africa and 24 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Onesimo is also the 28,727th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 28,882 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 93 percent reside, Geita Region, where 3 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Onesimo Last Name Statistics demography

Onesimo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onésimo958/
Onessimo93107/
Onesimos939/
Honesimo935/
Onesimous882/
Honescimo881/
Onesemo86182/
Onecimo8674/
Enesimo8664/
Oneximo8624/
Onisimo8616/
Onesima8615/
Onezimo868/
Onegimo861/
Gonisimo8036/
Onosiemo8014/
Onesimas8014/
Anessimo803/
Anescimo801/
Onisemo71364/
Onigemo71205/
Enisimo71179/
Anegimo7152/
Anisimo7118/
Enezimo714/
Anasimo712/
Anecimo712/
Onisima712/
Unisimo711/
Unesima711/
Onishima671,809/
Onisemoh6740/
Onishemo6734/
Onoshima6724/
Anisimuo6721/
Anissimo6719/
Anisimoa675/
Onyjimoh674/
Annisimo672/
Onisetmo672/
Onisimas672/
Onecimas671/
Anisimou671/
Onisemos671/

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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 Onesimo
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