Önal Surname

11,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Önal Surname User-submission:

It means to be a leader, and to be the first one to face difficulties. The surname originates from Turkey and is Turkish.

Önal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey47,3271:1,644246
Germany2791:288,55029,983
Northern Cyprus1051:3,038450
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Onal (1,690) & Oñal (21) are calculated separately.

Önal (1,171) may also be a first name.

Önal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means to be a leader, and to be the first one to face difficulties. The surname originates from Turkey and is Turkish.

- deniz.onal

Önal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Önal (Arabic: اونال, Georgian: ონალ, Hindi: ओनल, Marathi: ओनल) is most common in Turkey. It may also be rendered as: Onal or Oñal. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Önal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Önal is the 11,732nd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 152,249 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Önal are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 232,087th most common forename globally It is held by 1,171 people.

The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 47,327 people, or 1 in 1,644. In Turkey Önal is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Antalya Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Turkey it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Önal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Önal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Önal last name fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Önal Last Name Statistics demography

Önal earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning 332,667 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onal921,690/
Önalp89133/
Oñal8321/
Anal752,572/
Enal751,105/
Önol751,020/
Önnhall7323/
Oneal6749,323/
Hanal678,431/
Uinal671,180/
Annal67993/
Anđal67300/
Honal67162/
Henal6796/
Aneal6764/
Anhal6762/
Anaal6743/
Onail6739/
Onhal6720/
Enaul6717/
Anaul6711/
Aenal678/
Enail678/
Aanal678/
Oenal677/
Ahnal677/
Anail675/
Enall675/
Onnal672/
Anall671/
Ennal670/

Önal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Önal in the Georgian language
ონალonal-
Önal in the Hindi language
ओनलonala-
Önal in the Marathi language
ओनलonala72.73
ऑनलonala27.27
Önal in the Arabic language
اونالawnal-

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