Onek Surname

98,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,6141:8,4611,455
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
England251:2,228,72284,230
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Önek (389) are calculated separately.

Onek (392) may also be a first name.

Onek Last Name Facts

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

Onek (Russian: Онек) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Önek. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,258th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,510,059 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Onek live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 436,979th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 392 people.

Onek is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,614 people, or 1 in 8,461. In Uganda Onek is most common in: Lamwo District, where 20 percent reside, Kitgum District, where 18 percent reside and Gulu District, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Onek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Onek surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Onek surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Onek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Önek92389/
Honek89691/
Oneke89486/
Gonek89270/
Ognek8920/
Ongek8913/
Oneck895/
Oneak891/
Oneek891/
Osnek891/
Oenek891/
Honeck801,056/
Ohneck80112/
Honiek8064/
Ogneke8062/
Hongek8017/
Goynek807/
Oneske807/
Honnek805/
Oneyke804/
Oneike804/
Honeke803/
Onneke803/
Goneck803/
Onecke802/
Oneick801/
Goonek801/
Oyneke801/
Osneke801/
Osneks801/
Gongek801/
Oongek801/
Anek7512,449/
Onik754,690/
Enek75814/
Ünek75469/
Onex75180/
Unek75107/
Oneg7531/
Onec7530/
Onyk751/
Oneq751/
Hohneck73161/
Hohneke73120/
Honeick7329/
Houneke737/
Onekova731/
Honneck731/
Gongeck731/
Honecke731/
Oyneike731/
Housnek730/
Aneke6727,018/
Uneke673,308/
Hanek671,741/
Henek67886/
Onike67621/
Hunek67578/
Onick67563/
Aneek67549/
Gonik67256/
Onyok67246/
Ganek67207/
Honik67128/
Oniśk67125/
Honěk67107/
Hounneke67106/
Honyk6789/
Onyśk6788/
Aniek6777/
Ongec6777/
Honeková6770/
Osnyk6766/
Aneck6748/
Gunek6746/
Angek6743/
Onysk6737/
Annek6733/
Ennek6729/
Honec6729/
Honnecke6716/
Eneck6716/
Eniek6713/
Uniek6713/
Ungek6712/
Goneg6712/
Honex6712/
Honeg6711/
Otnik6711/
Oinik6710/
Ojnik679/
Unekh679/
Ongik678/
Hánek677/
Osnik676/
Onnik675/
Onesc675/
Ohnyk675/
Ängek674/
Onegh674/
Onyck672/
Eneik672/
Anekh672/
Honekova672/
Honeq672/
Hének672/
Anekt672/
Ounik671/
Onaik671/
Hohnecke671/
Hojnecke671/
Uneck671/
Eneuk671/
Enegk671/
Houneeke671/
Houneike671/
Onoik671/
Onieg671/
Oneeq671/
Ochhnnek671/
Aunek671/
Onesg671/
Onnex671/
Enekh671/
Onayk671/
Housneck670/

Onek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onek in the Russian language
Онекonek-

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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
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  • 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 Onek
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