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

Oñates is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Onates or Önateş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oñates? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 777,192nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Oñates are found; 65 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 823,075. In The Philippines Oñates is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 77 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 15 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Oñates
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