Onkele Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Estonia

Onkele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onkele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Onkele Last Name Facts

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

Onkele is found in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Onkele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Onkele are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Onkele is most frequent in The Congo, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,494,548. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 50 percent are found and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 20 percent are found and Latvia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onkiele92191/
Onkeles922/
Gonkele921/
Onkle9193/
Onckelet8664/
Ankele83994/
Onkela8319/
Enkele833/
Honkle832/
Onkeli831/
Onkale831/
Onkole831/
Honkeleer801/
Hunkele77588/
Hankele7793/
Ankiele7783/
Honkale7783/
Honkela7761/
Gunkele7717/
Henkele7716/
Unkeles7712/
Hounkle771/
Onkalea771/
Onkelis771/
Enkelee771/
Ankeler771/
Honckle770/
Ankle73339/
Oncle73108/
Unkeless7145/
Ankelhed715/
Hounkale714/
Angkeles711/
Honkiela711/
Hounkole711/
Hankeler710/
Ankelett710/
Ankettle710/
Ankale671,833/
Ankeli67889/
Oncale67576/
Hankle67260/
Anckle67113/
Ankela6791/
Onkili6788/
Ancele6787/
Unkela6780/
Ankole6741/
Hounkeala6738/
Ankhel6737/
Onkila6727/
Enkeli6720/
Ankile6711/
Hounkeila677/
Angkle674/
Aankle672/
Onkhil672/
Enkale672/
Hunckeler672/
Ankleh671/
Ankeil671/
Hounchele671/
Onkali671/
Onkily671/
Enkole671/
Ankely671/
Enkyle671/

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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
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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 Onkele
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