Onkolo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Onkolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onkolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Onkolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onkolo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onkolo is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Onkolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onkolo live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Onkolo is primarily found in: Kogi, where 67 percent reside and Lagos, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ongkolo925/
Honkolo921/
Gonkolo921/
Onkalo83167/
Ankolo83130/
Onkola834/
Enkolo834/
Onkelo831/
Unkolo831/
Hounkolou80149/
Honkola77286/
Hankolo7791/
Goncolo7718/
Angkolo7713/
Onkoula7710/
Engkolo779/
Honkalo778/
Ankollo776/
Onkolla772/
Gankolo771/
Ankoulou718/
Ongkaloy715/
Ongkaloi715/
Ankollos715/
Honkoila714/
Osinkola714/
Ankoullo711/
Hounkalo711/
Ankola67296/
Ongkhaloi67138/
Ankelo6750/
Enkalo6738/
Enkola6728/
Onkala6724/
Ankulo6724/
Onkela6719/
Omkola674/
Ancolo673/
Enkelo672/
Unkola671/
Onkula671/

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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 Onkolo
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