Oñates Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Oñates Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oñates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1231:823,07577,828
Venezuela991:305,0926,989
Colombia931:513,7007,112
Peru451:706,31416,453
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Onates (224) & Önateş (1) are calculated separately.

Oñates Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oñates is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Onates or Önateş. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oñates.

How Common Is The Last Name Oñates? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 777,192nd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname Oñates occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Oñates live; 65 percent live in South America and 53 percent live in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 823,075. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 77 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 15 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Oñates occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 27 percent reside and Colombia, where 25 percent reside.

Oñates Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oñates earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,988 per year and in Colombia they earn 20.71% less than the national average, earning $18,000,000 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onates94224/
Hoñates925/
Oñatez83133/
Oñatte8338/
Hoñate838/
Önateş831/
Oiñate831/
Oñetes831/
Oñater831/
Oinates772/
Onatesh771/
Honates770/
Onate735,863/
Añate7377/
Oñati732/
Ońate731/
Oñote731/
Oñata731/
Gonate671,735/
Onateh67209/
Onatis67102/
Onater6797/
Onatec6745/
Onatei6713/
Honate6712/
Onhate6711/
Onaite679/
Onatte675/
Onnate675/
Onatey674/
Ongate674/
Onetes673/
Enates673/
Onatez673/
Anetes671/
Onateu671/
Oinate671/
Oneate671/
Onatee671/
Ognate671/
O'Nate671/
Gañate671/
Anates671/

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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 Oñates
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