Onzima Surname

38,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onzima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onzima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda13,7411:2,841471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onzima (93) may also be a first name.

Onzima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onzima is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onzima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,280th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 530,196 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Onzima live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 986,211th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 93 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 13,741 people, or 1 in 2,841. In Uganda Onzima is most numerous in: Arua District, where 47 percent live, Yumbe District, where 21 percent live and Maracha District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onzimai9235/
Onziema924/
Ondzima922/
Ounzima921/
Onnzima921/
Onzimat921/
Onzimah921/
Unzima831,045/
Onjima83665/
Ongima83384/
Anzima83176/
Enzima835/
Onzimo834/
Onzema833/
Onzime831/
Onzimi831/
Oncima831/
Omzima831/
Unzimai771,372/
Anzoima77171/
Anzimea7741/
Ondzimo779/
Anzimat775/
Ondjima772/
Gonzimi771/
Onjeima771/
Onzieme771/
Unzhima771/
Onjjima771/
Honshima71720/
Hounzime711/
Gonzemai711/
Ounsimma711/
Asenzima711/
Angima671,171/
Ansima67107/
Enzema6744/
Ongema6736/
Houndjima6730/
Ensima6723/
Anjima6714/
Anzema6711/
Anzimi676/
Onjimo674/
Unjima673/
Onjema672/
Onzeme671/
Omjima671/
Ongime671/
Ongimi671/
Onsimo671/
Ungima671/
Anzime671/

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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 Onzima
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