Onyimba Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2791:634,92029,981
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Onyimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onyimba is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 891,661st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Onyimba are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 634,920. In Nigeria Onyimba is most frequent in: Enugu, where 40 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Onyimba Last Name Statistics demography

Onyimba earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.72% more than the national average, earning $69,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Onyimbo861,598/
Anyimba86159/
Onyemba86149/
Oniemba8629/
Onyimbe8617/
Onyinba863/
Onyimbi862/
Hanyimba8016/
Haanyimba751/
Ongemba71839/
Onyembo71356/
Onyembe71234/
Onyembi71201/
Onyinbe7136/
Onyinwa7116/
Anyemba717/
Anyimbe716/
Onyinbo713/
Onyemua711/
Onyemwa711/
Anyinba711/
Unyemba711/
Oniembe711/
Aniimba711/
Anyimua711/
Hanyemba67402/
Hanyimbo67384/
Osnyinbi673/
Anijemba671/
Uunyemba671/
Onyiemwo671/
Onyionwa671/
Hanyinba671/

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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 Onyimba
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