Onken Surname

106,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Onken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4241:33,2124,379
United States1,7011:213,08620,798
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Onken (30) may also be a first name.

Onken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onken is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,443rd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,659,655 people. The last name Onken occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Onken live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Onken is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,424 people, or 1 in 33,212. In Germany Onken is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 70 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live and Hamburg, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Onken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Onken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Onken last name grew 3,038 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Onken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onken last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Onken earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 35.37% more than the national average, earning 468,503 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $50,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oncken91640/
Honken91333/
Onkien911/
Ongkien831/
Ounkaen831/
Honkoen831/
Anken80552/
Onkin80239/
Enken80220/
Onkyn8010/
Unken805/
Onkem802/
Hounkeng7712/
Onkenova777/
Hongkeun771/
Ochinken771/
Henken731,861/
Hanken731,622/
Onkina73297/
Hunken73142/
Hünken7378/
Unkaen7368/
Honkin7366/
Ankien7350/
Gonkin7324/
Onkyna7316/
Ancken7315/
Engken7314/
Angken7310/
Ongkin735/
Honkyn734/
Onking732/
Eenken732/
Enkaen731/
Oynkin731/
Onckin731/
Onkhng731/
Ganken730/
Honcen730/
Goingkeen717/
Hencken67560/
Osynkyn6787/
Uineken6771/
Hannken6752/
Hühnken6751/
Hancken6749/
Hüncken6739/
Honchen6732/
Hennken6711/
Huncken6711/
Hankaen679/
Huhnken678/
Hounkin677/
Honkyna676/
Gonkina675/
Otenkin673/
Hongkin673/
Hankenn672/
Gounkin672/
Unkn672/
Ankn672/
Osenkyn671/
Hahnken671/
Hounkne671/
Ongkina671/
Ongchen671/
Hankeun671/
Ankienė671/
Amnkeng671/
Onqn671/
Oncn671/
Aunkaen671/
Aenkoen671/
Hoenkin670/

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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 Onken
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