Onyime Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyime Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onyime (76) may also be a first name.

Onyime Last Name Facts

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

Onyime occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyime? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyime live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyime is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 76 people.

The surname Onyime is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Onyime is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 85 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent live and Benue, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria Onyime is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyieme9225/
Hoinyime861/
Onyeme831,885/
Onyima83955/
Unyime83827/
Onyimi8353/
Anyime8310/
Onieme835/
Hounyieme801/
Onyemeh77186/
Unyieme7753/
Onyemee774/
Onyemer773/
Onyiema773/
Oniyome772/
Onyimma772/
Onehime771/
Onijeme771/
Onyemes771/
Anyimge771/
Ounjime771/
Uynyime771/
Onyiemi771/
Onyemme771/
Unyimeh771/
Gonyeme771/
Hounyeme712,691/
Onhyemeh711/
Onyemehs711/
Onooyima711/
Hounhime711/
Onyema6747,933/
Anyima67808/
Onjima67665/
Anyimi67295/
Anyeme67247/
Unyima6726/
Hounyemey6724/
Anjime6723/
Anieme6716/
Unyeme6710/
Onyemi677/
Oniema674/
Onjeme673/
Ongeme673/
Gongihime671/
Onyemuhie671/
Uniyme671/
Onyéma671/

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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 Onyime
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