Onyesom Surname

298,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyesom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onyesom Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2591:140,7019,032
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onyesom (93) may also be a first name.

Onyesom Last Name Facts

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

Onyesom is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyesom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 298,749th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,720,209 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyesom live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyesom is also the 986,211th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 93 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,259 people, or 1 in 140,701. In Nigeria Onyesom is most numerous in: Delta, where 53 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Abia, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Onyesom occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyesum8632/
Oneisom864/
Onuesom861/
Angesom712,590/
Anjesom711/
Agnesom711/
Aneesom711/
Onyechum673/
Aneysoum671/
Aneissoum637/
Aneisoume631/
Aneissoume591/
Aneesham532/
Amnajsom531/
Ganeasam531/
Ganeesham501/
Ounouzoum501/
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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 Onyesom
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