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

Onau (Hindi: ोनाऊ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Önau. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Onau is the 1,239,697^th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Onau are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Onau is also the 2,608,198^th most common first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 86,742. In Papua New Guinea Onau is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 49 percent reside, West Sepik, where 30 percent reside and Bougainville, where 13 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and Romania, where 16 percent reside.