Okner Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Okner Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Okna, a town near Balta.

Okner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Hungary421:233,72118,989
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Israel231:372,07130,321
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Ökner (6) are calculated separately.

Okner (10) may also be a first name.

Okner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Okna, a town near Balta.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Okner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okner (Russian: Окнер) is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Ökner. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 899,940th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Okner reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Okner is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Okner is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 30 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Okner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okner are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Okner earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning $50,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ökner936/
Ockner91214/
Oskner9128/
Hokner911/
Oknier911/
Odkner911/
Gockner8389/
Hockner8312/
Gokhner838/
Oykener835/
Okinner835/
Hookner830/
Gookner830/
Okenner830/
Ekner80534/
Ocner8067/
Akner8047/
Hoeckner7736/
Goockner771/
O'Kenner771/
Eckner73723/
Ackner73207/
Hakner7395/
Hekner7364/
Aukner7341/
Ekhner7322/
Gocner7318/
Uckner7310/
Gakner738/
Hökner736/
Askner735/
Öckner733/
Oocner731/
Aknert731/
Ocnner730/
Osskinner711/
Hackner671,781/
Heckner67985/
Höckner67491/
Häckner6750/
Asknert6718/
Haknert6714/
Hekkner674/
Haukner674/
Eeckner673/
Huckner672/
Hekhner672/
Acknert671/
O'Cnner671/
Ocenner670/
Ecknier670/
Ocinner670/
Hegkner670/

Okner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okner in the Russian language
Окнерokner-

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