Ockenfels Surname

310,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ockenfels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ockenfels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8451:95,27311,871
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
Australia331:818,05251,601
Austria241:354,81038,119
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Ockenfels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ockenfels occurs most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ockenfels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 310,357th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,002,921 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Ockenfels are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 95,273. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 60 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Ockenfels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ockenfels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ockenfels last name increased 1,689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ockenfels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ockenfels last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Ockenfels earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.76% more than the national average, earning $58,147 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ockenfiels951/
Ockenfelse950/
Okenfels942/
Eckenfels89547/
Oskenfels891/
Okkenfels891/
Ockenfelz891/
Ockenfelsová861/
Eckenfelsz849/
Ekenfels824/

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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
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  • 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 Ockenfels
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