Onathan Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Onathan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Onathan (130) may also be a first name.
Onathan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onathan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onathan is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onathan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,091,648th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onathan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 130 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria Onathan is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 21 percent reside, Benue, where 16 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Onathan exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Onathan
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