Onega Surname
Approximately 5,619 people bear this surname
Onega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,096 | 1:7,661 | 1,337 |
| Spain | 201 | 1:232,597 | 15,261 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Ónega (7) & Oñega (1) are calculated separately.
Onega (551) may also be a first name.
Onega Demographics
Average Onega Salary in
United States
$47,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Onega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onega (Georgian: ონეგა) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Ónega or Oñega. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Onega is the 85,806th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,296,947 people. The surname Onega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Onega are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onega is also the 358,643rd most common first name globally, borne by 551 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 5,096 people, or 1 in 7,661. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 29 percent are found, Zombo District, where 24 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Onega is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.
Onega Last Name Statistics demography
Onega earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,008 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Onega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onega in the Georgian language | ||
| ონეგა | onega | - |
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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 Onega
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