Onawa Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

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

Onawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4091:312,57811,360
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Onawa (117) may also be a first name.

Onawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onawa has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 620,716th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Onawa are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Onawa is also the 864,112th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 117 people.

Onawa is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 312,578. In Japan Onawa is most common in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 53 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found. Beside Japan it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honawa9114/
Onawat916/
Onawah914/
Onawai913/
Onaiwa912/
Onawas912/
Onauwa911/
Onawha911/
Otnawa911/
Onawga911/
Onaway910/
Gonnawa8399/
Ongnawa8383/
Honawad8349/
Homnawa8318/
Gonaway837/
Ounaway831/
Onahawa831/
Onawaya831/
Onawaja831/
Onawash831/
Ousnawa831/
Gonawah831/
Honaway830/
Onawo801,532/
Onaba80808/
Onowa80248/
Anawa80225/
Unawa80167/
Onawe8083/
Enawa8046/
Onava8045/
Onewa8024/
Onawi801/
Oonhawat777/
Goonawah774/
Gounaway771/
Gongaway770/
Gonnaway770/
Hanawa7321,638/
Hunawa73621/
Onaiwi73136/
Onaeva73115/
Onaiwe73111/
Agnawa7388/
Anawah7377/
Anawai7370/
Onuowa7358/
Onaiwo7340/
Annawa7337/
Oneway7326/
Anaawa7314/
Henawa7312/
Onahwo7311/
Omnowa739/
Anaway737/
Onawui737/
Onaiba735/
Gonava734/
Onowah734/
Onavas734/
Ongava733/
Onaabo733/
Ongawi733/
Anawua732/
Onawoh732/
Osnowa732/
Onavad731/
Onoway731/
Honowa731/
Unawai731/
Unnawa731/
Onawho731/
Onowaa731/
Anauwa731/
Anaywa731/
Onaawo731/
Onouwa731/
Onauwi731/
Onavai731/
Ounaba731/
Ounewa731/
Anawea731/
Enawaa731/
Onowai731/
Onnowa731/
Onaiwy731/
Enauwa731/
Enaway731/
Uynawa731/
Honavad672,367/
Hanaway671,078/
Gunnawa67342/
Onaybay67205/
Haunawa67157/
Annaway67143/
Henaway67119/
Hannawa6794/
Ohunawe6765/
Honoway6757/
Ganawah6754/
Hanaiwa6736/
Onaibai6733/
Hamnawa6730/
Honavay6726/
Ahanawa6723/
Anaswah6720/
Honavai6719/
Annajwa6718/
Ona'abo6712/
Hangawa6711/
Gunawah6711/
Gonavah679/
Amnawah678/
Gunaway678/
Hanauwa678/
Gannawa678/
Homnava678/
Unhawat676/
Ona'avo675/
Angaywa675/
Hounawe674/
Utnawat674/
Agnaway674/
Annaewa674/
Onuowah673/
Henawah672/
Onaybai671/
Oonavai671/
Honawer671/
Hongowa671/
Enahway671/
Hanawai671/
Hanawaj671/
Gonowah671/
Hanaewa671/
Enawauh671/
Hounava671/
Hanawas671/
Henawai671/
Onovaya671/
Onuowaa671/
Onaiweo671/
Onaiwuj671/
Ahnawai671/
Anawach671/
Amnawaz671/
Hahnawa671/
Gonoway670/
Ennaway670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onawa
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