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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Onks is the 891,661st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Onks live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 51 percent live, Virginia, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Onks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Onks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Onks surname expanded 2,527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Onks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onks last name are 34.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.63% 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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