Onesmo Surname

23,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Onesmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onesmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania22,9601:2,306303
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Onesmo (39,219) may also be a first name.

Onesmo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onesmo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onesmo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,569th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,988 people. Onesmo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onesmo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,573rd most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 39,219 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 22,960 people, or 1 in 2,306. In Tanzania Onesmo is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 16 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 13 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onesmos9219/
Onemo9149/
Onesmous861/
Onesmoch861/
Onesma838/
Enesmo837/
Oneamo835/
Onismo835/
Oneimo831/
Gonemo831/
Oniemo831/
Onemos831/
Ongemo831/
Onemot830/
Ognemou77410/
Onesmas7747/
Ounemoa7716/
Gonhemo777/
Onismos772/
Honasmo771/
Honemou771/
Ooneymo771/
Onema731,738/
Onimo73232/
Anemo7395/
Gunnesmo7129/
Hanesmoi717/
Honnemod711/
Honesmas711/
Onesmass711/
Angemo67260/
Aniemo67228/
Oniomo67126/
Aunemo6771/
Hanemo6743/
Onaimo6739/
Anemos6739/
Ongema6736/
Onyomo6735/
Ganemo6734/
Anemou6729/
Gonema6729/
Onimoh6717/
Onuimo6717/
Agnemo6714/
Honema6711/
Aneemo679/
Anemoh677/
Annemo677/
Gonimo677/
Amnemo676/
Onemas674/
Onemma674/
Aneamo674/
Oinimo674/
Oniema674/
Oneyma673/
Anemod672/
Oynema672/
Onhema672/
Honeymoud671/
Honimo671/
Onemat671/
Ognimo671/
Enosmo671/
Enasmo671/
Onosma671/
Onimgo671/
Onimos671/
Oinema671/
Anemuo671/

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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 Onesmo
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