Family name Oñate (Oñate 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Oñate is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Chile, where it is quite a common surname, Colombia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Mexico. Much less frequently, Oñate is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Oñate | Chile, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Colombia |
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juan de oñate Spanish Conquistador, explorer, and colonial governor, MX (b. 1550) |
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| cristóbal de oñate Spanish conquistador, ES (b. 1504) |
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marc arrazola de oñate politician, BE (b. 1612) |
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| miguel ángel de oñate (b. 1596) |
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| johannes arrazola de oñate politician, BE (b. 1784) |
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| wenceslao oñate Roman Catholic bishop, ES (b. 1841) |
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| leonor velao oñate (b. 1872) |
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| antonio velao oñate Spanish politician, ES (b. 1884) |
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silvia oñate Spanish politician and gender activist, ES (b. 1971) |
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| flavio lopez de oñate (b. 1912) |
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| virgilio oñate gil Spanish politician and engineer (1924-1987), ES (b. 1924) |
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| nelson oñate Cuban sports shooter, CU (b. 1943) |
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| iván oñate poet, EC (b. 1948) |
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| jorge oñate Colombian vallenato singer, CO (b. 1949) |
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| jhonny pérez oñate Colombian politician, CO (b. 1950) |
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