Oknes Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Oknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway101:514,22941,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Oknes (26) may also be a first name.

Oknes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oknes (Russian: Окнес) is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oknes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oknes is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Oknes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Oknes live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia. Oknes is also the 2,084,397th most common forename on earth, held by 26 people.

The last name Oknes is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 514,229. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 40 percent are found and Central Norway, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Oknes Last Name Statistics demography

Oknes earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning 350,825 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoknes9110/
Eknes80412/
Aknes8077/
Uknes807/
Ocnes801/
Hookness7711/
Ekness73177/
Aaknes73114/
Aknesh7342/
Asknes7314/
Guknes733/
Auknes732/
Hauknes67209/
Eckness675/
Aakness672/
Aknetse671/
Hacknes670/
Akennes670/
Hosknis670/

Oknes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oknes in the Russian language
Окнесoknes-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oknes
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