Onks Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Botswana

Onks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Onks (19) may also be a first name.

Onks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onks is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onks is the 891,661st most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname Onks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Onks live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Onks is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States Onks is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 51 percent are found, Virginia, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Onks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Onks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Onks last name expanded 2,527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Onks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Onks are 34.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.63% being registered to vote for the party.

Onks earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning $49,723 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honks891/
Onksz891/
Hounks807/
Honksz801/
Hohnks800/
Ounkst800/
Unks75100/
Ongs7529/
Enks7528/
Anks7515/
Oncs758/
Onxs751/
Hanks6729,108/
Henks6784/
Ongse6781/
Hunks6755/
Gongs6748/
Hongs6722/
Üncks6712/
Oongs676/
Anksh673/
Ankhs672/
Goncs671/
Onkce671/
Onhqs671/
Unkhs671/
Encks671/
Uncks671/
Ganks671/
Oings671/

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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 Onks
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