Unyim Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Unyim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unyim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Unyim (15) may also be a first name.

Unyim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unyim occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Unyim.

How Common Is The Last Name Unyim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Unyim is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Unyim occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Unyim are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name internationally, held by 15 people.

The surname Unyim is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Unyim is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 86 percent reside and Cross River, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Unyim exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unyiem914/
Gunyim914/
Gounyim831/
Uynyime831/
Onyim80445/
Unjim802/
Ounhim73137/
Unheim7310/
Uniyom737/
Gunyem731/
Ounjim731/
Uniyme731/
Ouneaim674/
Ounjime671/
Unijime671/
Gunhiem671/
Ounniyom6223/
Unyemowa623/
Hunyemme621/
Onyem60133/
Ungem6033/
Oniem6027/
Unjem604/
Oniim602/
Gunneheim574/
Unhjem55268/
Gunjem554/
Unnhem553/
Onniem552/
Hungem551/
Unjeme551/
Hugnem551/
Oneheim504/
Ounjeam504/

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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 Unyim
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