Onke Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Onke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Congo141:356,3649,454
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Önke (1) are calculated separately.

Onke (3,352) may also be a first name.

Onke Last Name Facts

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

Onke is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Önke. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onke is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Onke live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Onke is also the 123,246th most common first name at a global level, borne by 3,352 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa Onke is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 57 percent live, Northern Cape, where 35 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa Onke occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Onke Last Name Statistics demography

Onke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.03% less than the national average, earning R 85,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Önke921/
Honke891,887/
Onket89427/
Oncke89412/
Gonke8997/
Ongke8962/
Onkey8932/
Onkhe895/
Onkie894/
Onkei891/
Omnke891/
Ounke891/
Onkce891/
Onkea891/
Onk8681/
Hohnke80553/
Hoenke80206/
Oncker80152/
Onkhet80120/
Hongke80100/
Ongkie8067/
Honkei8063/
Hoinke8045/
Honkey8018/
Gonkeh8016/
Gongke8014/
Ongkee808/
Honkie806/
Onkess805/
Ongkeh805/
Hounke804/
Oonkea804/
Honkee802/
Onkehe802/
Gonkhe802/
Onkead802/
Oehnke801/
Gonkei801/
Gonkey801/
Oyneke801/
Honcke801/
Ongkei801/
Ounkep801/
Gounke801/
Honket801/
Enke755,212/
Anke754,522/
Once752,237/
Oonk752,030/
Onka751,523/
Unke75377/
Honk75186/
Onck75112/
Onki7596/
Oink7564/
Onkh7527/
Ongk7516/
Onky7515/
Ounk759/
Onqe754/
Gonk753/
Onkg751/
Oïnk751/
Otnk751/
Onkk751/
Huonker73716/
Hoinkes73123/
Hoehnke7379/
Hoencke7333/
Hongkee7313/
Hohncke7312/
Hounkep7312/
Hongkea733/
Hoonkie731/
Hoinker731/
Goinkea731/
Oinekea731/
Ehounke731/
Honncke731/
Henke6743,071/
Hanke6739,410/
Hunke672,847/
Onche672,626/
Ongue671,785/
Honka671,183/
Oncea67956/
Ganke67778/
Onque67626/
Encke67388/
Angke67291/
Ongki67276/
Ongka67209/
Ungke67173/
Hänke67160/
Honce67156/
Engke67155/
Onkka67147/
Onkui67145/
Enkey67142/
Gonki67133/
Ankie67128/
Hönke6791/
Gunke6787/
Önker6783/
Ongky6757/
Honki6757/
Ankei6754/
Ankey6753/
Ancke6746/
Ankke6745/
Ankea6745/
Hoonk6733/
Ankeu6730/
Honck6716/
Uinke6714/
Ehnke6713/
Osenk6712/
Hünke6711/
Unkie679/
Ounka679/
Honkeová678/
Hounk678/
Ongkh677/
Goink676/
Honky676/
Ankeh676/
Annke675/
Ankhe675/
Onkai675/
Ankee674/
Aanke674/
Onkha674/
Unkey673/
Aenke672/
Eunke672/
Enkeh672/
Enkie672/
Oncey671/
Onkaa671/
Onksz671/
Omkey671/
Hojnecke671/
Goynk671/
Gojnk671/
Aunke671/
Ounce671/
Enkee671/
Oinki671/
Onhce671/
Osink671/
Hoynk671/
Hoink671/
Hongk671/
Onkaj671/
Onkay671/
Onkuy671/
Onkys671/
Oumke671/
Oince671/
Uonce671/
Enkeu671/
Onkyo671/
Hongkeat671/
Hongkeet671/
Onkoj671/
Gonqe671/
Unkei671/
Oonnk671/
Omnkk671/
Omcke671/
Oncka671/
Enkei671/
Ennke671/
Hosnk671/
Hohnk671/
Unkee670/
Huoncker670/
Gonky670/
Gonck670/
Oinck670/
Ohnce670/
Houncker670/
Honkeith670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onke
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