Onismus Surname

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

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onismus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onismus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Onismus (672) may also be a first name.

Onismus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onismus occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onismus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onismus live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 320,017th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 672 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Onismus is primarily found in: Kogi, where 70 percent live, Niger, where 14 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oneismus934/
Onimus92344/
Onismu924/
Onesmus862,835/
Ohnimus86163/
Osnimus866/
Onimous866/
Onismos862/
Anismus861/
Onimu83117/
Honesmus809/
Anismous804/
Onesmous801/
Ongimu77125/
Animus7776/
Onymus773/
Onemus773/
Gonimu772/
Onesmu772/
Onnimu771/
Onimeu771/
Ounimu771/
Ohnemus711,613/
Onymous7139/
Onesmos7119/
Honymus7116/
Honoimu715/
Onnemus711/
Onhemus711/
Animu67645/
Onemu67398/
Onymouse671/

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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
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  • 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 Onismus
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