Onkel Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Estonia

Onkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1601:129,80714,666
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
France201:3,321,136213,627
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Onkel (127) may also be a first name.

Onkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onkel (Russian: Онкель) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onkel is the 961,438th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Onkel reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 825,494th most common forename world-wide, held by 127 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 129,807. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 86 percent are found, Centre Region, where 11 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonkel9135/
Onckel913/
Onkiel911/
Oonkel911/
Honkel911/
Oinkel911/
Onkl891/
Gonckel8338/
Unkel801,365/
Enkel80515/
Ankel80282/
Oncel80199/
Onkil801/
Honckeel771/
Henkel7339,273/
Gunkel737,782/
Hankel732,750/
Hunkel73469/
Ankiel73303/
Engkel73170/
Honcel7393/
Unckel7363/
Angkel7335/
Ongkil7330/
Unkell739/
Enkell738/
Ankell737/
Hünkel736/
Onchel735/
Ungkel734/
Gankel733/
Aunkel731/
Ankkel731/
Aenkel731/
Gonkil731/
Onquel731/
Oncael731/
Enkiel731/
Enckel731/
Henckel672,075/
Hanckel67457/
Gunckel67442/
Henkiel67287/
Enckell67251/
Henkell67110/
Honchel6733/
Hunkiel6725/
Hunckel6717/
Honcell6715/
Hankell679/
Unckell678/
Hengkel676/
Ankehel674/
Hankiel674/
Ankl674/
Oncl671/
Hongkil671/
Enkl671/
Omkl671/
Haenkel670/
Hannkel670/
Gankell670/
Gunkell670/

Onkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onkel in the Russian language
Онкельonkel-

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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 Onkel
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