Onawa Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Onawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 409 | 1:312,578 | 11,360 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 surname Onawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Onawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Onawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 620,716th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Onawa live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 864,112th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 117 people.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 312,578. In Japan it is primarily found in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 53 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside. Other than Japan Onawa exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 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 Onawa
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