Onau Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

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

Onau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Romania301:669,26246,959
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Önau (1) are calculated separately.

Onau (18) may also be a first name.

Onau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onau (Hindi: ोनाऊ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Önau. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onau? popularity and diffusion

Onau is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Onau reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Onau is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The last name Onau is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 86,742. In Papua New Guinea Onau is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 49 percent live, West Sepik, where 30 percent live and Bougainville, where 13 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Romania, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Önau921/
Ongau89275/
Onayu89194/
Gonau8949/
Onahu8930/
Onaud8913/
Onnau897/
Onaju895/
Honau893/
Onauh893/
Onaus891/
Onaiu891/
Onauu891/
O'Nau891/
Ognau891/
Onu8684,631/
Ona8630,897/
Hounau8058/
Onhaus8045/
Goinau8029/
Gonaju8010/
Honnau808/
Hohnau804/
Ongayu804/
Ongaue804/
Onahue802/
Gonnau802/
Gonaue801/
Oneyau801/
Onayou801/
Gounau801/
On'gau801/
Onaiuu801/
Onauio801/
Honeau801/
Honhau801/
Ohnaus800/
Onah7561,456/
Onuh7532,824/
Gona7522,569/
Onay7519,010/
Onat7517,324/
Onea755,608/
Onai753,778/
Onga753,220/
Hona753,009/
Honu752,817/
Onna752,695/
Gonu752,457/
Onuş751,925/
Ongu751,755/
Onaç751,697/
Ouna751,169/
Anau751,018/
Onas75827/
Ogna75771/
Onut75735/
Onap75494/
Oinu75473/
Onus75455/
Unau75427/
Enau75400/
Onou75384/
Onaa75336/
Onnu75327/
Onuu75255/
Onuz75227/
Oina75150/
Onoa75142/
Onae75115/
Onui75110/
Oena7582/
Ohna7582/
Osna7579/
Oona7564/
Onue7550/
Oenu7543/
Țona7537/
Onad7528/
Omna7527/
Ounu7517/
Onaz7516/
Onuo7515/
Oyna7512/
Onhu7512/
Otna759/
Oneu759/
Ojna758/
Onup755/
Oonu754/
Uona754/
Ojnu754/
Onuj753/
Ohnu753/
Onuț753/
Omnu752/
Osnu752/
Onuy752/
Otnu751/
Ognu751/
Uonu751/
Oynu751/
Onaş751/
Onaţ751/
Șona751/
Onux751/
Onud751/
Gonneau731,540/
Goineau73876/
Gouneau7392/
Ohnhaus7385/
Onhausz7364/
Gongaju7356/
Goyneau7327/
Homnaut7314/
Houneau735/
Omnaihu731/
Hongaju731/
Ounaues731/
Honahue730/
Gonahue730/
Gonga6758,539/
Onyia6752,551/
Onoja6749,034/
Hosna6732,185/
Honea674,311/
Onaji673,466/
Ounas672,537/
Hanau672,183/
Houna671,765/
Onuja671,757/
Oniya671,473/
Ongay671,469/
Gouna671,364/
Gonna671,267/
Onoue671,255/
Onoya671,223/
Oneya671,053/
Gonou671,034/
Oinas67964/
Honou67945/
Ganau67795/
Onaja67722/
Goina67709/
Ounga67687/
Gonai67636/
Osnas67589/
Anaut67501/
Gongu67478/
Gonay67457/
Enayu67431/
Anaud67424/
Oinga67408/
Honap67404/
Ongai67400/
Honna67385/
Angau67369/
Onguu67369/
Honas67356/
Hojna67353/
Onaya67345/
Ouhna67311/
Onnah67290/
Henau67268/
Hoina67259/
Honaz67253/
Onaah67251/
Oynaş67246/
Oneus67245/
Annau67240/
Goona67235/
Onuya67223/
Onats67209/
Omnus67204/
Onija67200/
Ouina67182/
Gonea67180/
Honus67172/
Oinay67170/
Onayo67167/
Omnas67162/
Oynas67161/
Onhas67151/
Onnut67142/
Onasz67142/
Onaha67133/
Ungau67128/
Ounou67118/
Gonue67100/
Hoena6792/
Anayu6792/
Onnui6789/
Honay6787/
Honai6786/
Onnae6786/
Onawe6783/
Hotna6775/
Onuch6770/
Ounah6769/
Onaih6768/
Hoinu6763/
Ongna6757/
Onash6757/
Onyya6757/
Oeina6756/
Onayi6756/
Onnoa6755/
Onaje6755/
Hohna6755/
Șonea6752/
Hohnhaus6749/
Ona'a6749/
Gonnu6747/
Hoona6746/
Onhat6746/
Onach6744/
Hunau6743/
Onaie6743/
Oinus6743/
Onuyi6742/
Goyna6740/
Onuji6740/
Onnai6739/
Oynus6738/
Onaye6737/
Ounap6737/
Gojna6736/
Honuz6736/
Onais6735/
Gonaa6733/
Osnat6730/
Gon'a6730/
Ognaz6730/
Onnou6728/
Honuh6727/
Asnau6726/
Anaju6726/
Anahu6725/
Gonae6725/
Oneha6723/
Ounna6723/
Oonae6723/
Honah6722/
Onaid6721/
Gonaj6721/
Oumna6721/
Honaj6720/
Hoyna6720/
Ousna6718/
Gunau6718/
Honat6717/
Oneah6717/
Ongou6716/
Ounnu6716/
Onusz6715/
Ongea6715/
Onaia6714/
Ognay6714/
Gonđa6713/
Ognou6713/
Onguh6713/
Ohuna6711/
Osnay6711/
Ounat6711/
Onnas6710/
Ongaľ6710/
Unnau6710/
Gounu679/
Anaue679/
Hogna679/
Uongu679/
Goneu679/
Onnea679/
Ojnas679/
Hoïna679/
Honnu678/
Honad678/
Oinuh678/
Hounu678/
Oenai678/
Omnna677/
Ohnui677/
Anaus677/
Onaiz677/
Onuje677/
Anaiu677/
Eunau677/
Onatt676/
Onuoa676/
Osnna676/
Onhuh676/
Agnau676/
Onaay675/
Oneja675/
Homna675/
Ounad675/
Oungu675/
Đonaj675/
Oniea675/
Omnou675/
Onhad675/
Anhau674/
Ahnau674/
Honhu674/
Othna674/
Gojnu674/
Onuye674/
Onueh674/
Hoenu674/
Onuyo674/
Onous674/
Honoa674/
Oneia674/
Outna674/
Onhae674/
Oonga674/
Onuuz674/
Unayu674/
Osnaz674/
Onnga674/
Oihna674/
Onhuy674/
Omnea674/
Onaht674/
Uomna674/
Honaa673/
Oynah673/
Goonu673/
Oinna673/
Uonah673/
Ongaa673/
Oneas673/
Oinai673/
Omgna673/
Oniia673/
Ongae673/
Oinah673/
Oenha672/
Ougna672/
Onhui672/
Oonna672/
Oynai672/
Onouh672/
Onajo672/
Uonas672/
Gonaï672/
Honaï672/
Onaio672/
Onutė672/
Osnač672/
Ohnhausz672/
Oinou672/
O'Neu672/
Ounai672/
Hohnu672/
Oonha672/
Ohyna672/
O'Nea671/
Oneux671/
Onnaa671/
Omneu671/
Osnea671/
Honeu671/
Honud671/
Honuo671/
Hognu671/
Gonuo671/
Unaiu671/
Honuu671/
Ognus671/
Onhah671/
Onuis671/
Oognu671/
Onujo671/
Houneaux671/
Onoud671/
Hounaues671/
Onoia671/
Omnad671/
Onhou671/
Oneup671/
Onaii671/
Onaip671/
Onass671/
Onaat671/
Onadh671/
Ounay671/
Osnad671/
Oynay671/
Oynou671/
Oineu671/
Oinnu671/
Ohneu671/
Ognaa671/
Ognat671/
Uonus671/
Țonea671/
Goinneau671/
Enahu671/
Ennau671/
Anauy671/
Aunau671/
Ounae671/
Oingu671/
Onuth671/
Onuuh671/
Onuia671/
Onguj671/
Onahh671/
Oneuh671/
Hgona671/
Uonad671/
Oigna671/
Ounui671/
Ounut671/
Oonnu671/
Oonat671/
Oonea671/
Onhha671/
Onhud671/
Onnha671/
Omnut671/
Ohnga671/
Hoonu671/
Huona671/
Hosnu671/
Otnas670/
Goinu670/
Unhau670/
Osnus670/
Onnus670/
Otnay670/

Onau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onau in the Hindi language
ोनाऊona'u-

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