Oñate Surname

16,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Chile

Oñate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oñate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia9,1921:5,197763
Chile8,1271:2,168386
Philippines6,8911:14,6911,604
Mexico3,5131:35,3332,122
Spain2,7991:16,7031,889
Argentina7481:57,1444,835
Ecuador6701:23,7403,187
Venezuela6261:48,2492,432
Peru671:474,39013,838
United States161:22,653,683662,747
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Onate (5,863) & Ońate (1) are calculated separately.

Oñate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oñate is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Onate or Ońate. Click here for other possible spellings of Oñate.

How Common Is The Last Name Oñate? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,977th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 222,915 people. Oñate is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Oñate live; 59 percent live in South America and 30 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name Oñate is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 9,192 people, or 1 in 5,197. In Colombia Oñate is primarily found in: La Guajira Department, where 39 percent live, Cesar Department, where 30 percent live and Capital District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Colombia Oñate is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 21 percent live.

Oñate Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oñate earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 52.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,137 per year and in Colombia they earn 6.98% less than the national average, earning $21,117,400 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onate935,863/
Ońate931/
Oñatte9138/
Oñiate913/
Oiñate911/
Oñat8993/
Uñate801,254/
Añate8077/
Oñatt8050/
Eñate8044/
Oante8010/
Oñete803/
Oñato803/
Oñati802/
Oñite802/
Oñade801/
Oñata801/
Oñote801/
Oañte801/
Oniate73231/
Onateh73209/
Onatei7313/
Onyate7311/
Onhate7311/
Onaite739/
Onatoe738/
Owante738/
Onnate735/
Onatte735/
Onatey734/
Oaonte731/
Onaete731/
On Ate731/
Yonate731/
Onatwe731/
Oinate731/
Oneate731/
Onatee731/
Oyante731/
Onwate731/
O'Nate731/
Onateu731/
Onat6717,324/
Ante6715,565/
Onte672,150/
Onatoye67385/
Oñot6762/
Owanate6739/
Oyonate6730/
Oñet6713/
Younate6712/
Aoenate6712/
Yuonate6710/
Anouate6710/
Oant679/
Onhatte678/
Oyanate677/
Onatteh674/
Onateye674/
Ouantie672/
Aonnate672/
Onayate671/
Iwonate671/
Yownate671/
Oyinate671/
Owunate671/
Onyaite671/
Ouinate671/
Enowate671/
Anaoate671/
Anyoate671/
Ayonate671/
Oneateh671/
Oyiante671/
Anateu5518/
Anasteu502/
Aneuteu501/
Angoteu501/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oñate
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