Onishima Surname

224,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Onishima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onishima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,8031:70,9064,998
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536

Onishima (10) may also be a first name.

Onishima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onishima is found most frequently in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onishima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 224,803rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,028,494 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Onishima reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Onishima is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Onishima is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,803 people, or 1 in 70,906. In Japan Onishima is primarily concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 44 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Beside Japan this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osnishima941/
Onisima932/
Onisimas882/
Onisimo8016/
Onesima8015/
Anisima807/
Onizima801/
Onisimi801/
Onisime800/
Anisimaa7545/
Gonisimo7536/
Onishemo7534/
Anichima7525/
Onesimas7514/
Anisimoa755/
Onissema751/
Haneshima71147/
Heneshima7160/
Onesime673,952/
Onesimo67493/
Onisemo67364/
Enisimo67179/
Anisimo6718/
Onésimo678/
Unizima671/
Unisimo671/
Unesima671/
Anicima671/
Hunisimath671/
Onicime670/

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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 Onishima
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