Onam Forename
182,133rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,766 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Togo
Onam Forename Definition:
O'-nam, sorrow, strength, the iniquity of them. The son of Shobal. Gen. xxxvi. 23.
Onam Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 74% | 841 | 1:1,444,564 | 83,934 |
| Togo | - | 412 | 1:17,571 | 2,429 |
| Kenya | - | 112 | 1:413,456 | 12,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94% | 106 | 1:76,909 | 7,275 |
| Nigeria | 59% | 72 | 1:2,466,172 | 46,125 |
| Mexico | 100% | 43 | 1:2,887,080 | 14,650 |
| Ivory Coast | 57% | 29 | 1:795,722 | 25,342 |
| United States | - | 24 | 1:15,105,707 | 134,208 |
| Indonesia | - | 24 | 1:10,748,486 | 334,727 |
| Honduras | 100% | 21 | 1:419,879 | 6,925 |
| Brazil | 100% | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 12 | 1:2,516,824 | 41,518 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Uganda | 100% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 4 | 1:7,612,485 | 167,458 |
| Colombia | 100% | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| England | - | 3 | 1:18,534,307 | 106,915 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| South Africa | 59% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
Onam (1,306) may also be a surname.
Onam Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
O'-nam, sorrow, strength, the iniquity of them. The son of Shobal. Gen. xxxvi. 23.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: their vigor (masculine): their iniquity.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Onam Forename Popularity
Onam Demographics
Onam Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 12 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
Onam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onam in the Russian language | ||
| Онам | onam | - |
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