Onkeo Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Onkeo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onkeo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7551:61,1655,973
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Onkeo (252) may also be a first name.

Onkeo Last Name Facts

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

Onkeo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkeo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 448,561st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onkeo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onkeo is also the 561,423rd most common forename at a global level It is held by 252 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 755 people, or 1 in 61,165. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 53 percent live, Nyamira County, where 37 percent live and Kericho County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Onkeo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Onkeo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ounkeo9145/
Ongkeo9127/
Oonkeo918/
Hongkeo8336/
Onkhieo832/
Ankeo808/
Onkea801/
Onkyo801/
Hongkeod771/
Honkio7315/
Unkeao735/
Oonkea734/
Henkeo732/
Aunkeo731/
Angkeo731/
Gunkeo731/
Hounkehou717/
Hongkea673/
Aunkeao671/
Angkeao671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Onkeo
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