Onaba Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Onaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 616 | 1:63,375 | 7,229 |
| Nigeria | 113 | 1:1,567,635 | 58,980 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onaba (13) may also be a first name.
Onaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onaba (Marathi: ओनबा, Oriya: ଓନାବା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onaba is the 427,422nd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Onaba live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 63,375. In Uganda Onaba is most frequent in: Kumi District, where 29 percent live, Ngora District, where 17 percent live and Serere District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓନାବା | onaba | - |
| Onaba in the Marathi language | ||
| ओनबा | onaba | - |
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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 Onaba
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