Onisk Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Onisk Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Onisk in the Poland part of Poland-Lithuania. The spelling with y is the Ukrainian branch of this family.

Onisk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4801:79,18512,331
United States611:5,941,950288,805
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Oniśk (125) are calculated separately.

Onisk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Onisk in the Poland part of Poland-Lithuania. The spelling with y is the Ukrainian branch of this family.

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Onisk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onisk is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Oniśk. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onisk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 566,665th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. The last name Onisk is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Onisk reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 79,185. Outside of Poland Onisk occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Onisk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onisk last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Onisk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.02% more than the national average, earning R 484,836 per year and in United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,355 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oniśk93125/
Oniszk91351/
Oniske9124/
Oniszke831/
Onishke831/
Onysk8037/
Unisk8019/
Anisk801/
Onischke77236/
Oniskova7723/
Onisková7712/
Onyszk7377/
Onysek7321/
Oneske737/
Unaisk736/
Aniske732/
Onyske731/
Onyshk731/
Uniszk731/
Henisk730/
Ohnisková7126/
Onishkova7117/
Honiskova719/
Ohniskova711/
Onitschke711/
Oniszková711/
Onyszek6717/
Onyshke673/
Hanisck673/
Unaiskk671/
Husnisk671/
Haniske670/
Haniesk670/
Huniske670/

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