Onan Surname
Approximately 5,849 people bear this surname
Onan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,264 | 1:23,842 | 2,736 |
| United States | 1,045 | 1:346,851 | 31,135 |
| Philippines | 860 | 1:117,719 | 20,302 |
| Indonesia | 273 | 1:484,429 | 39,843 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| Ivory Coast | 64 | 1:360,488 | 12,777 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Cambodia | 9 | 1:1,720,794 | 6,732 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184 | 1:272,928 | 22,173 |
The alternate forms: Oñan (1) are calculated separately.
Onan (3,399) may also be a first name.
Onan Demographics
Average Onan Salary in
United States
$41,994 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onan (Arabic: اونان, Georgian: ონან, Hindi: ओनाङ, Marathi: ओनन, Russian: Онан) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Oñan. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 82,793rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,245,947 people. The surname Onan is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Onan live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 122,140th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 3,399 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,264 people, or 1 in 23,842. In Turkey Onan is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Izmir Province, where 12 percent live and Ankara Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.
Onan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Onan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Onan surname grew 568 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Onan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Onan last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Onan surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.
Onan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $41,994 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onan in the Georgian language | ||
| ონან | onan | - |
| Onan in the Marathi language | ||
| ओनन | onana | - |
| Onan in the Hindi language | ||
| ओनाङ | onana | 80 |
| ओनाण | onana | 20 |
| Onan in the Russian language | ||
| Онан | onan | - |
| Onan in the Arabic language | ||
| اونان | awnan | - |
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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 Onan
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