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 last name Onismus is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onismus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onismus is the 2,843,861st most common surname at a global level, 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. Onismus is also the 320,017th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 672 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 70 percent are found, Niger, where 14 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Onismus
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