Onkels Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Onkels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onkels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany851:947,12366,306
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

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

Onkels Last Name Facts

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

Onkels is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Ônkels. Click here to see other potential spellings of Onkels.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkels? popularity and diffusion

Onkels is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Onkels live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 947,123. In Germany Onkels is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 99 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Onkels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onkels last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Onkels earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ônkels941/
Onckels92120/
Enkels83109/
Unkels8325/
Ankels831/
Henkels771,464/
Enckels7756/
Engkels774/
Enkells771/
Hunkels770/
Hankels770/
Henckels7147/
Unkles67210/
Ankles675/
Enkils671/
Hankls671/
Unckles6216/
Henkles626/
Goncles621/
Henkelz621/
Hancels621/
Hankles620/
Unkless620/
Unckless5710/
Henckles572/
Encls551/
Uncles50399/
Euncls500/

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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 Onkels
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