Onam Surname
Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname
Onam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 440 | 1:104,954 | 9,078 |
| Nigeria | 293 | 1:604,583 | 28,901 |
| India | 143 | 1:5,364,094 | 131,111 |
| Thailand | 112 | 1:630,700 | 106,838 |
| Indonesia | 83 | 1:1,593,364 | 105,506 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Turkey | 55 | 1:1,414,935 | 56,482 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Onam (1,766) may also be a first name.
Onam Demographics
Average Onam Salary in
United States
$165,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onam (Arabic: اونام, Hindi: ओनम, Marathi: ओनम, Oriya: ଓନମ୍) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Onam.
How Common Is The Last Name Onam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onam is the 292,632nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,580,050 people. The surname Onam occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Onam reside; 37 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onam is also the 182,133rd most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 1,766 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 104,954. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 38 percent live, Kisumu County, where 31 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 18 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Onam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Onam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Onam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Onam earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onam in the Hindi language | ||
| ओनम | onama | 96.25 |
| ओणम | onama | 2.5 |
| Onam in the Marathi language | ||
| ओनम | onama | 82.61 |
| ओनाम | onama | 8.7 |
| ओणम | onama | 8.7 |
| Onam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓନମ୍ | onam | 33.33 |
| ଓନମ | onama | 16.67 |
| ଓଣମ | onama | 16.67 |
| ଅନାମ | anama | 16.67 |
| ଓନାମ | onama | 16.67 |
| Onam in the Arabic language | ||
| اونام | awnam | - |
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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
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- 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 Onam
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