Onanu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Onanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Onanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onanu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onanu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Onanu is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Onanu are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 42 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Onanu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 64 percent reside and Bougainville, where 36 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onangu91149/
Gonanu914/
Onanus912/
Oneanu911/
Onțanu911/
Ounanou8312/
Gonanou8311/
Onagnou839/
Gonganu837/
Ogneanu834/
Hounanu832/
Oyneanu832/
Honanou831/
Onhangu831/
Enanu8079,748/
Onenu80765/
Ananu80132/
Ononu805/
Unanu801/
Goineanu7727/
Hounanou7713/
Hounanau777/
Ognannou774/
Gonganau774/
Gounanou772/
Ounanhou771/
Ounhanou771/
Ananou732,881/
Onotnu73153/
Hananu73112/
Anangu73110/
Anganu73104/
Honenu7375/
Amnanu7339/
Enannu7325/
Ananau7317/
Anannu7310/
Hunanu738/
Ennanu738/
Anainu736/
Ononui734/
Gananu734/
Onongu734/
Unnanu734/
Gunanu733/
Oenenu733/
Asnanu732/
Gononu732/
Hononu732/
Annanu732/
Anaenu732/
Oneenu732/
Onenui731/
Unanus731/
Onuonu731/
Usnanu731/
Ononuu731/
Unțanu731/
Enanou731/
Ananui731/
Ananus731/
Aananu731/
Ononau731/
Hounhanou71138/
Hounnanou71135/
Hounannou714/
Houmnanou711/
Hougnanou711/
Oungnanou711/
Gounangou711/
Anagnou67525/
Henanou67504/
Ganganu67307/
Hananou67235/
Aananou67192/
Amnanou67171/
Ganeanu6796/
Hunnanu6742/
Hannanu6741/
Gananau6727/
Anangou6722/
Houngnanou6719/
Anannou6715/
Ananouh6712/
Hanaanu6711/
Hunainu6710/
Ahananu679/
Onounou679/
Annanou678/
Gononou676/
Hanhanu676/
Anangau675/
Ahnanou674/
Anonngu674/
Hounnannou674/
Ananaus674/
Gananou673/
Ganangu671/
Anagnus671/
Atnanau671/
Hononou671/
Onoungu671/
Enhannu671/
Unonngu671/
Houngannou671/
Hănganu671/
Honhonu671/
Ononhau671/
Hananau671/
Agnanou671/
Ananuch671/
Anongnu671/
Ananous671/
Ganhanu671/

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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
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  • 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 Onanu
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