Onume Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2221:175,85314,786
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634

Onume (229) may also be a first name.

Onume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onume occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Onume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 883,255th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onume reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onume is also the 593,349th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 229 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 175,853. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kole District, where 47 percent are found, Apac District, where 20 percent are found and Oyam District, where 11 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongume9187/
Onumeh9138/
Onueme9123/
Onumee916/
Gonume914/
Onumea911/
Onum892,651/
Onuemee833/
Onnueme831/
Onuma8065,036/
Onome804,943/
Ongum802,688/
Onnum801,622/
Anume801,282/
Onime80756/
Enume80224/
Honum8062/
Gonum8032/
Onoum807/
Unume805/
Onumi804/
Onaum804/
Ognum802/
Onumh801/
Osnum800/
Hounoume772/
Oinuma731,485/
Ohnuma73254/
Anumeh7365/
Enueme7355/
Angume7336/
Onouma7325/
Honome7322/
Enoume7317/
Onomie7315/
Gounum7312/
Onnoum7312/
Hanume7311/
Anoume7310/
Oonnum738/
Oinome737/
Anumei737/
Uonuma736/
Onumma735/
Onieme735/
Onnaum735/
Homnum734/
Hounum734/
Enumei733/
Gonnum733/
Onoeme733/
Onauma733/
Honumi733/
Oonuma733/
Anumed732/
Anueme732/
Anumes732/
Anumme732/
Honuma732/
Ganume731/
Onnuma731/
Oynime731/
Enumeh731/
Oongum731/
O'Numm731/
Anaume731/
Onomei731/
Onomhe731/
Onuima731/
Onimeu731/
Ounnum731/
Ounoum731/
Onhome731/
Onnome731/
Unumea731/
Eneume731/
Gonoum731/
Honoum730/
Onimea730/
Hounnoume7121/
Goungoume717/
Gounnoume715/
Anum6716,572/
Onom67318/
Anumihe6798/
Angumei6744/
Anumesh6742/
Gangume6716/
Hanumes678/
Hounoum676/
Ganumeh675/
Atnumet674/
Anumhie673/
Gungume673/
Ohnouma672/
Honoumi672/
Hanumet671/
Amhoume671/
Anumhee671/
Onumoha671/
Honomei671/
Ongnoum671/
Gounoum671/
Enoumie671/
Angumea671/
Anoumey671/
Anoumie671/
Ounhome671/
Oonnoum671/
Hanhume671/
Hongoum671/
Hoenime670/

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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 Onume
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