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.

DNA test information

Onkeo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Onkeo Demographics

Onkeo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 21 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Onkeo Last Name Facts

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

Onkeo is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Onkeo.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkeo? popularity and diffusion

Onkeo is the 448,561st most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Onkeo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 252 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 755 people, or 1 in 61,165. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 53 percent live, Nyamira County, where 37 percent live and Kericho County, where 6 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname is found 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 adherence of those bearing the Onkeo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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