Onkst Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Onkst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onkst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Onkst Last Name Facts

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

Onkst is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onkst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Onkst is the 908,336th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. Onkst is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Onkst reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Onkst is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 1,237,061. In The United States it is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 37 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found.

Onkst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Onkst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Onkst last name rose 862 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Onkst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onkst surname are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76% being registered to vote for the party.

Onkst earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ounkst910/
Aunkst73333/
Henkst7341/
Oungst7322/
Annkst730/
Angst604,382/
Engst60849/
Onnxt600/
Ungst600/
Hengst556,278/
Aungst551,545/
Hangst55168/
Aengst5527/
Gangst553/
Uingst550/
Gungst550/
Henqst550/
Aangst550/
Anngst550/
Gangstø50161/
Aungsts501/

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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 Onkst
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