Onyimo Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Onyimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2181:70,81810,541
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Onyimo (11) may also be a first name.

Onyimo Last Name Facts

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

Onyimo has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Onyimo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyimo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Onyimo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onyimo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 70,818. In Zimbabwe Onyimo is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 68 percent live, Harare Province, where 27 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honyimo9239/
Onyimoh9210/
Anyimo831,309/
Onyima83955/
Onyemo8310/
Onjimo834/
Oniemo831/
Onyimah7749/
Onjimoh7733/
Oniymoh778/
Onyjmoh775/
Onyiema773/
Onyioma772/
Onyimma772/
Anyimoh771/
Anyiemo771/
Onyemoi771/
Onyemoha713/
Onooyima711/
Onyema6747,933/
Anyima67808/
Onjima67665/
Aniemo67228/
Anyemo67192/
Unyima6726/
Onjemo675/
Oniema674/
Onyemaowa673/
Onyéma671/
Onhima671/
Ongemo671/

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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 Onyimo
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