Onyima Surname

374,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8931:198,36811,905
United States311:11,692,224454,091
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Onyima (164) may also be a first name.

Onyima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onyima occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 374,939th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,630,938 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onyima live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 715,247th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 164 people.

Onyima is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 893 people, or 1 in 198,368. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 35 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Abia, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria Onyima occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Onyima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onyima surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Onyima earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyimah9249/
Onyiema923/
Onyimma922/
Onyioma922/
Onooyima861/
Onyema8347,933/
Anyima83808/
Onjima83665/
Onyimo83238/
Onyimi8353/
Onyime8347/
Unyima8326/
Oniema834/
Onhima831/
Onyéma831/
Anyimah771,474/
Onyemah77610/
Onyemma77163/
Anyiema77109/
Honyimo7739/
Onyieme7725/
Onyimoh7710/
Ounyema776/
Hanyima773/
Onyemaa773/
Ongiima772/
Oniyoma772/
Onijima771/
Onjeima771/
Onjjima771/
Onjimah771/
Onijema771/
Oinyema771/
Ganyima771/
Gonjima771/
Anyimma771/
Onyemai771/
Onyiemi771/
Onyemmah7111/
Onyemoha713/
Onyemaha712/
Onyemaja711/
Onyemast711/
Hoinyime711/
Ahanyima711/
Onyeme671,885/
Anyimo671,309/
Unyime67827/
Aniema67620/
Anyimi67295/
Anyema6736/
Ongema6736/
Anjima6714/
Anyime6710/
Onyemo6710/
Onyemi677/
Onieme675/
Unyema675/
Onjimo674/
Unjima673/
Onyemaowa673/
Onhema672/
Onyemauhe672/
Onjema672/
Hounyieme671/
Oniemo671/
Omjima671/
Aniima671/

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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 Onyima
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