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

Onks is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Onks.

How Common Is The Last Name Onks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 891,661st most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Onks are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Onks is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Onks is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States Onks is primarily concentrated 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 occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

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 rose 2,527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Onks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onks last name are 34.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.63% registered to vote for the political 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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