Onow Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Onow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Onow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onow is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Onow live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Onow is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 2,200,831. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 74 percent reside and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 26 percent reside. Besides The Philippines Onow exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onowa89248/
Honow8942/
Onowe8929/
Onows8911/
Osnow894/
Ongow892/
Ohnow891/
Hoenow80125/
Onnouw8022/
Honowe809/
Onnowe801/
Honowa801/
Onouvw801/
Onnowa801/
Hohnow800/
Enow7516,805/
Onov75535/
Anow75138/
Onob7532/
Unow7528/
Onaw7525/
Onof7516/
Onuw754/
Onafowa733/
Onofowa732/
Hougnow731/
Onabowa731/
Hounnow731/
Osinnow731/
Hanow677,361/
Anouw672,075/
Gonov67509/
Hönow67354/
Anowa67291/
Anowe67266/
Hunow67221/
Onofe67204/
Onova67128/
Onawe6783/
Henow6764/
Ognov6763/
Onoev6732/
Onoff6731/
Ehnow6728/
Honaw6721/
Osnov6720/
Honov6715/
Ounob6714/
Gunow6712/
Eenow6710/
Amnow677/
Unnow674/
Anoow674/
Honof674/
Ongov674/
Oinov673/
Ennow673/
Onuov673/
Onhaw672/
Enoow672/
Agnow672/
Gonof672/
Annow671/
Oonob671/
Oynov671/
Onosf671/
Onuob671/
Onnov671/
Ungow671/
Ahnow671/
Oinuw671/
Omnaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Onow
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