Onset Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Onset Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Onset Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onset Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Onset is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onset? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Onset reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Onset is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Onset is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 83 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Yemen, where 13 percent live.
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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 Onset
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