Unim Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Unim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3241:546,73726,707
Uganda1161:336,54622,436
Thailand971:728,230119,953
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Unim (292) may also be a first name.

Unim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unim (Hindi: उनीम) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Unim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Unim is the 545,543rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Unim live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most frequent given name globally It is held by 292 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 546,737. In Nigeria Unim is most common in: Cross River, where 69 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Edo, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aunim89757/
Unnim8975/
Gunim8920/
Usnim896/
Unime894/
Unaim893/
Unimn892/
Ungim891/
Ounim891/
Hunim890/
Ounhim80137/
Gunaim8039/
Ounnim8014/
Unheim8010/
Ahunim809/
Ounaim805/
Huneim804/
Hunaim803/
Guneim802/
Unnaim802/
Gunnim802/
Gaunim801/
Oungim801/
Unaism801/
Guniom801/
Hugnim801/
Aunnim801/
Hungim801/
Hunnim800/
Onim754,406/
Inim752,174/
Unin75420/
Unem75291/
Houngim731/
Haunime731/
Gunin673,271/
Onnim672,213/
Union671,734/
Uneme671,264/
Uning67960/
Hunin67316/
Gunem67204/
Innim6772/
Aunin6771/
Unina6764/
Ungin6762/
Hinim6757/
Inaim6747/
Jinim6734/
Ungem6733/
Gunnheim6730/
Oniem6727/
Honim6726/
Usnin6720/
Hunem6715/
Unyom6713/
Ounin6713/
Utnem6711/
Unind676/
Aunem676/
Uneam675/
Unnin675/
Houmnaim674/
Unnem674/
Iniem674/
Oneim674/
Guném673/
Unien672/
Oonim672/
Uynem671/
Uinin671/
Unink671/
Ineim671/
Hunhm671/
Ounem671/
Inhim671/
Unuin671/
Ienim671/
Hounhime671/
Uninn670/
Aunaheim670/

Unim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unim in the Hindi language
उनीमunima50
उनिमunima50

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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 Unim
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