On Surname

8,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

On Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

On Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia32,4411:477115
Vietnam7,8661:11,778301
South Korea5,5291:9,268105
Indonesia2,6421:50,0565,618
Iran2,1901:35,0614,148
Saudi Arabia2,1071:14,6442,044
United States1,9261:188,19318,687
Malaysia1,7081:17,2681,673
Egypt1,3121:70,0736,466
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
India7441:1,031,00243,152
United Arab Emirates4421:20,7292,400
Israel4391:19,4932,903
Hong Kong4361:16,825402
Canada3841:95,95210,435
Australia2781:97,10711,018
Japan2751:464,88813,933
England2741:203,35117,687
Romania2661:75,4818,952
Qatar2341:10,0771,117
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Thailand2041:346,26660,105
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
France1701:390,72257,689
Philippines1411:718,00272,243
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
Taiwan1151:203,8671,752
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Guatemala971:165,8013,543
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Guyana671:11,3761,644
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
China571:23,988,0981,316
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Costa Rica501:95,6011,659
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Panama441:88,9153,543
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Belgium201:574,83253,219
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Macau111:54,694379
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Kiribati41:28,352669
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

On (121,337) may also be a first name.

On Last Name Facts

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

The surname On (Hindi: ओन, Marathi: ओन, Oriya: ଓଁ) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name On? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,724th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 111,872 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of On are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 8,521st most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 121,337 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 32,441 people, or 1 in 477. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Kandal Province, where 13 percent are found, Prey Veng Province, where 12 percent are found and Kampong Cham Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Cambodia it occurs in 131 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 12 percent are found and South Korea, where 8 percent are found.

On Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of On has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the On surname grew 3,009 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 27,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

On Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the On surname is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the On last name are 10.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount On earn in different countries varies markedly. In Vietnam they earn 25.69% less than the national average, earning 61,264,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ong80438,303/
Hon8075,612/
Oun8024,206/
Ohn8023,612/
Gon8013,637/
Oon807,079/
One805,557/
Onn803,411/
Oen802,041/
Ond80703/
Uon80557/
Oin80278/
Ont80261/
Onh80134/
Onț8028/
Otn8017/
Oyn8016/
Omn8010/
Osn808/
Onø804/
Onq804/
Đon803/
O'n801/
Hong674,544,123/
Ocen6749,466/
Uong6710,751/
Hone6710,556/
Hohn679,872/
Hoon677,842/
Goin677,493/
Osin677,457/
Goon676,428/
Hoen675,688/
Huon675,008/
Oung673,256/
Goun673,163/
Otin672,380/
Osen671,978/
Gonh671,462/
Honn671,458/
Oten671,224/
Onne67707/
Hosn67681/
Houn67597/
Hond67461/
Hoin67457/
Hont67393/
Oing67370/
Țone67321/
Osyn67319/
Oond67252/
Oong67251/
Oine67251/
Ogne67244/
Honh67219/
Ocin67215/
Oune67154/
Gonn67123/
Osne67114/
Onnd6783/
Goyn6778/
Ľonc6769/
Oinn6766/
Hoyn6764/
Oone6755/
Omne6748/
Eoon6741/
Oşen6736/
Ounh6733/
Ohun6730/
Ongg6719/
Hojn6719/
Onhe6716/
Ðong6714/
Otín6714/
Homn6712/
Otyn6711/
Ongh679/
Ouhn679/
Omnø679/
Ounk679/
Oyne678/
Oonn678/
Ound678/
Otne678/
Oont676/
Đonđ676/
Osng675/
Onqh675/
Ount675/
Ohyn675/
Oenn674/
Eoun674/
Onhh674/
Uont673/
Oind673/
Ohnn673/
O'Ng673/
Ojng673/
Eoen673/
Ounn672/
Ottn672/
Otng672/
Outn672/
Oinh672/
Uosn672/
Gonț672/
Omng672/
Oonq672/
Omnt672/
Oimn672/
Ojnn672/
O'Ne671/
Onng671/
Oinc671/
Honq671/
Oint671/
Uoyn671/
Hotn671/
Hoën671/
Ondh671/
Ondt671/
Ondë671/
On'n671/
Oïnk671/
Ĺonc671/
Țont671/
Ojnd671/
Osnd671/
Ouïn671/
Otnc671/
Otnd671/
Otnk671/
Oosn671/
Onhp671/
Onnc671/
Onnq671/
Onjs671/
Onjz671/
Onkk671/
Omnh671/
Oynh671/
Oynn671/
Ohnq671/
Ohnt671/
Ocyn671/
Oeyn671/
Uojn671/
Uond671/
Uonh671/
Uonn671/
Uotn671/
Gojn671/
Hgon671/
Oynt670/
D'On670/
Ontt670/

On Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
On in the Oriya language
ଓଁom98.58
na1.42
On in the Hindi language
ओनona76.09
ओंom11.96
ॉंom10.87
ओण्on1.09
On in the Marathi language
ओनona63.64
ऑनona36.36

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to On
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