Onotani Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Onotani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onotani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onotani Last Name Facts

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

Onotani is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onotani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onotani is the 3,228,735th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Onotani is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Onotani are found; 73 percent are found in East Asia and 73 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Onotani is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,734,974. In Japan it is mostly found in: Akita Prefecture, where 70 percent live, Tottori Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Gunma Prefecture, where 4 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honotani934/
Gonotani932/
Hongotani8833/
Enotani861/
Onotonio802/
Ounatani801/
Honetani801/
Honnutani751/
Anatani7122/
Onatana714/
Anotane711/
Onotene711/
Anotoni711/
Hanatani674,899/
Hanetani67340/
Anotonio6717/
Honetane679/
Amnotane676/
Anothany673/
Anotoniy672/
Anoutane671/
Ongotony671/
Honatana671/
Anotonis670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Onotani
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis