Onesmas Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Onesmas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onesmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onesmas (5,966) may also be a first name.

Onesmas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onesmas occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onesmas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Onesmas reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,972nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,966 people.

Onesmas is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,776,150. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 35 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 15 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Onesmas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Onesmas last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onesmass931/
Honesmas931/
Onesma928/
Onemas924/
Onesmos8619/
Onismas866/
Ohnemas862/
Onema831,738/
Onesmous801/
Onesmo7722,990/
Ongema7736/
Onimas7732/
Gonema7729/
Honema7711/
Anemas777/
Onemma774/
Oniema774/
Oneyma773/
Onemay772/
Oynema772/
Onhema772/
Onemat771/
Oinema771/
Ounejma71139/
Ounemoa7116/
Gonemma7112/
Enismas714/
Anesmaa713/
Onismos712/
Ouneama712/
Aneamas712/
Oneamah711/
Onosmos711/
Anemmas711/
Angemas711/
Hounema711/
Onneama711/
Oyneama711/
Hanemas710/
Anema672,266/
Onima67188/
Onemo6749/
Onyma6718/
Onnismaa6712/
Ongemahh6712/
Onesmoch671/
Aneeshma671/
Agnesmma671/
Ounedjma671/

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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 Onesmas
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