Onani Surname
Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname
Onani Surname Definition:
Onani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: behold.
Onani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 489 | 1:94,437 | 8,405 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Nigeria | 306 | 1:578,898 | 27,971 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
The alternate forms: Onáni (1) are calculated separately.
Onani (769) may also be a first name.
Onani Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Onani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: behold.
Onani Demographics
Onani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Onani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onani (Marathi: फ़ोनानी) occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant: Onáni. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Onani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onani is the 287,196th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onani are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Onani is also the 296,002nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 769 people.
Onani is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 94,437. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 21 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 23 percent are found.
Onani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Onani surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onani in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ोनानी | fonani | - |
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Footnotes
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