Önem Surname

133,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Önem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Önem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,3231:23,4192,699
Northern Cyprus451:7,0891,629
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Onem (731) are calculated separately.

Önem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Önem occurs most in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms: Onem. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Önem? popularity and diffusion

Önem is the 133,294th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,154,804 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Önem live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,323 people, or 1 in 23,419. In Turkey Önem is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 10 percent reside and Konya Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Önem exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onem92731/
Öneme8951/
Anem754,996/
Enem752,720/
Önnheim7317/
Annem675,623/
Hanem674,141/
Eneim67272/
Aanem67166/
Aneem67135/
Ennem6760/
Anhem6754/
Oniem6727/
Eneam6723/
Henem6720/
Oenem6717/
Aneam6712/
Oneam675/
Aniem674/
Oneim674/
Honem674/
Eniem672/
Onhem671/
Aneym671/
Onejm671/
Ahnem671/
Aneim671/
Oneym671/
Aenem671/
Onnem671/
Ehnem670/

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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 Önem
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